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Lophocrinus

Crinoidea - Lophocrinidae

Taxonomy
Lophocrinus was named by Meyer (1858) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-u Sepkoski's reference number: 906]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Lophocrinacea, Lophocrinidae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Lophocrinus Meyer
1978Lophocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T659
2002Lophocrinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
superfamilyLophocrinaceaBather 1899
familyLophocrinidaeBather 1899
genusLophocrinusMeyer 1858

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. †Lophocrinus Meyer 1858
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available