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Araeocrinus

Crinoidea - Poteriocrinina - Rhenocrinidae

Taxonomy
Araeocrinus was named by Strimple and Watkins (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: C Mosc-l]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Araeocrinus Strimple and Watkins
1978Araeocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T637
2002Araeocrinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
RankNameAuthor
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
superorderCyathoformes
orderPoteriocrinina(Jaekel 1918)
superfamilyRhenocrinaceaJaekel 1918
familyRhenocrinidaeJaekel 1918
genusAraeocrinusStrimple and Watkins 1969

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. †Araeocrinus Strimple and Watkins 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available