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Exterocrinus

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Pirasocrinidae

Taxonomy
Exterocrinus was named by Knapp (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: C Bash-u]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Exterocrinus Knapp
1978Exterocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T726
2002Exterocrinus 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
orderDendrocrinida
superfamilyPirasocrinoidea(Moore and Laudon 1943)
familyPirasocrinidaeMoore and Laudon 1943
genusExterocrinusKnapp 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. †Exterocrinus Knapp 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available