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Histocrinus

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Scytalocrinidae

Taxonomy
Histocrinus was named by Kirk (1940) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-l Sepkoski's reference number: 906]. Its type is Poteriocrinus grandis.

It was assigned to Scytalocrinidae by Campbell and Bein (1971); and to Cladida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Histocrinus Kirk pp. 327 - 328
1971Histocrinus Campbell and Bein p. 422
2002Histocrinus 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
superfamilyScytalocrinacea
familyScytalocrinidaeMoore and Laudon 1943
genusHistocrinus

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. †Histocrinus Kirk 1940
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Histocrinus grandis Wachsmuth and Springer 1880
Histocrinus graphicus Miller and Gurley 1890
Histocrinus juvenis Meek and Worthen 1869
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available