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Batocrinus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Batocrinidae

Taxonomy
Batocrinus was named by Casseday (1854) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-l C Vise-u Sepkoski's reference number: 986]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Batocrinidae.

It was assigned to Batocrinidae by Ubaghs et al. (1978); and to Monobathrida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Batocrinus Casseday
1978Batocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T467
2002Batocrinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
suborderCompsocrininaUbaghs 1978
superfamilyCarpocrinaceade Koninck and LeHon 1854
familyBatocrinidaeWachsmuth and Springer 1881
genusBatocrinusCasseday 1854

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Batocrinus Casseday 1854
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Batocrinus casula Miller and Gurley 1895
Batocrinus honorabilis Miller and Gurley 1895
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available