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Peniculocrinus

Crinoidea - Eustenocrinida - Eustenocrinidae

Taxonomy
Peniculocrinus was named by Moore (1962) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Eustenocrinidae by Ausich (1998); and to Disparida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Peniculocrinus Moore
1998Peniculocrinus Ausich p. 25
2002Peniculocrinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
superorderDisparida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
orderEustenocrinida
familyEustenocrinidaeUlrich 1924
genusPeniculocrinusMoore 1962

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. †Peniculocrinus Moore 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available