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Sclerocrinus
Taxonomy
Sclerocrinus was named by Jaekel (1892) [Sepkoski's age data: K Barr Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Sclerocrinus strambergensis. It is the type genus of Sclerocrinidae.
It was assigned to Cyrtocrinida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Sclerocrinidae by Rasmussen (1961), Salamon (2009) and Hess and Messing (2011).
It was assigned to Cyrtocrinida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Sclerocrinidae by Rasmussen (1961), Salamon (2009) and Hess and Messing (2011).
Species
S. strambergensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1892 | Sclerocrinus Jaekel |
| 1961 | Sclerocrinus Rasmussen p. 217 |
| 2002 | Sclerocrinus Sepkoski |
| 2009 | Sclerocrinus Salamon p. 82 |
| 2011 | Sclerocrinus Hess and Messing p. 188 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available