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Metabolocrinus

Crinoidea - Metabolocrinidae

Taxonomy
Metabolocrinus was named by Jaekel (1902) [Sepkoski's age data: O m]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Metabolocrinidae.

It was assigned to Metabolocrinidae by Ubaghs et al. (1978) and Ausich (1998); and to Cladida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Metabolocrinus Jaekel
1978Metabolocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T629
1998Metabolocrinus Ausich p. 21
2002Metabolocrinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
familyMetabolocrinidaeJaekel 1918
genusMetabolocrinusJaekel 1902

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. †Metabolocrinus Jaekel 1902
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available