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Sostronocrinus

Sostronocrinidae

Taxonomy
Sostronocrinus was named by Strimple and McGinnis (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-l Sepkoski's reference number: 906]. It is not extant. Its type is Sostronocrinus superbus.

It was assigned to Scytalocrinidae by Ubaghs et al. (1978); to Rutkowskicrinidae by McIntosh (2001); to Sostronocrinidae by Lane et al. (2001); and to Cladida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Sostronocrinus Strimple and McGinnis
1978Sostronocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T647
2001Sostronocrinus Lane et al.
2001Sostronocrinus McIntosh
2002Sostronocrinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
familySostronocrinidae
RankNameAuthor
genusSostronocrinusStrimple and McGinnis 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. †Sostronocrinus Strimple and McGinnis 1969
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Sostronocrinus minutus Lane et al. 1997
Sostronocrinus mundus Whidborne 1898
Sostronocrinus quadribrachiatus Waters et al. 2003
Sostronocrinus superbus Strimple and McGinnis 1969
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available