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Platycrinites

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Platycrinitidae

Taxonomy
Platycrinites was named by Miller (1821) [Sepkoski's age data: D l P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Platycrinitoidea.

It was assigned to Monobathrida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Platycrinitidae by Campbell and Bein (1971), Webster and Lane (1987), Webster and Sevastopulo (2007) and Webster et al. (2009).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Platycrinites Miller
1971Platycrinites Campbell and Bein p. 430
1987Platycrinites Webster and Lane p. 9
2002Platycrinites Sepkoski
2007Platycrinites Webster and Sevastopulo p. 403
2009Platycrinites Webster et al. p. 245

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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
suborderGlyptocrininaMoore 1952
superfamilyPlatycrinitaceaAustin and Austin 1843
familyPlatycrinitidaeBassler 1938
genusPlatycrinitesMiller 1821

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. †Platycrinites Miller 1821
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Platycrinites crokeri Campbell and Bein 1971
Platycrinites ellesmerense Broadhead and Strimple 1977
Platycrinites halos Webster and Jell 1999
Platycrinites langbaensis Webster et al. 2009
Platycrinites nikondaense Broadhead and Strimple 1977
Platycrinites omanensis Webster and Sevastopulo 2007
Platycrinites testudo Campbell and Bein 1971
Platycrinites wachsmuthi Wanner 1916
Platycrinites wrighti Marez-Oyens 1940
Invalid names: Platycrinus [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available