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Eretmocrinus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Batocrinidae

Taxonomy
Eretmocrinus was named by Lyon and Casseday (1859) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-l C Vise-l]. It is not extant. Its type is Eretmocrinus magnificus.

It was assigned to Monobathrida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Batocrinidae by Webster and Lane (1987) and Ausich et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Eretmocrinus Lyon and Casseday
1987Eretmocrinus Webster and Lane p. 9
2002Eretmocrinus Sepkoski
2018Eretmocrinus Ausich et al. p. 694

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
suborderCompsocrininaUbaghs 1978
superfamilyCarpocrinaceade Koninck and LeHon 1854
familyBatocrinidaeWachsmuth and Springer 1881
genusEretmocrinusLyon and Casseday 1859

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. †Eretmocrinus Lyon and Casseday 1859
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Eretmocrinus aridus Webster and Lane 1987
Eretmocrinus magnificus Lyon and Casseday 1859
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Invalid names: Batocrinus commendabilis Miller and Gurley 1895 [synonym], Batocrinus wetherbyi Miller and Gurley 1895 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Batocrinus curiosus Miller and Gurley 1895 [synonym], Batocrinus laterna Miller and Gurley 1895 [synonym], Eretmocrinus lyonanus Miller 1891 [synonym]
Eretmocrinus spinosus Miller and Gurley 1895
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Invalid names: Actinocrinites marineri Troost 1850 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available