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Desmidocrinus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Carpocrinidae

Taxonomy
Desmidocrinus was named by Angelin (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Desmidocrinus Angelin
1978Desmidocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T465
2002Desmidocrinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
familyCarpocrinidaeDe Koninck and Le Hon 1854
genusDesmidocrinusAngelin 1878

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. †Desmidocrinus Angelin 1878
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available