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Bathycrinus

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Bathycrinidae

Taxonomy
Bathycrinus was named by Thomson (1872) [Sepkoski's age data: ]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Bathycrinidae, Bathycrininae.

It was assigned to Bathycrinidae by Rasmussen (1961); to Bourgueticrinida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bathycrininae by Hess and Messing (2011).

Species
B. aldrichianaus, B. carpenterii, B. endelmani, B. gracilis, Paleobathycrinus
Sister genera
Paleobathycrinus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Bathycrinus Thomson
1877Ilycrinus Danielssen and Koren p. 45
1961Bathycrinus Rasmussen p. 201
1978Paleobathycrinus Roux
2002Bathycrinus Sepkoski
2011Bathycrinus Hess and Messing p. 153

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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
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
suborderBourgueticrinina(Sieverts-Doreck 1953)
familyBathycrinidaeBather 1899
subfamilyBathycrininaeBather 1899
genusBathycrinusThomson 1872

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. Bathycrinus Thomson 1872
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Bathycrinus carpenterii Danielssen and Koren 1877
†Bathycrinus endelmani Klikushin 1982
Bathycrinus gracilis Thomson 1872
Invalid names: Ilycrinus Danielssen and Koren 1877 [synonym], Paleobathycrinus Roux 1978 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available