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Uperocrinus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Batocrinidae

Taxonomy
Uperocrinus was named by Meek and Worthen (1865) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame-l C Vise-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1247].

It was assigned to Monobathrida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Batocrinidae by Ubaghs et al. (1978) and Ausich et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Uperocrinus Meek and Worthen
1978Uperocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T471
2002Uperocrinus Sepkoski
2018Uperocrinus Ausich et al. p. 708

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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
genusUperocrinusMeek and Worthen 1865

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. †Uperocrinus Meek and Worthen 1865
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Uperocrinus robustus Wachsmuth and Springer 1897
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Invalid names: Actinocrinites holbrooki Troost 1850 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available