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Porphyrocrinus

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Phrynocrinidae

Taxonomy
Porphyrocrinus was named by Gislen (1925) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R]. It is extant. Its type is Porphyrocrinus verrucosus. It is the type genus of Porphyrocrininae.

It was assigned to Bourgueticrinida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Porphyrocrininae by Hess and Messing (2011).

Species
P. verrucosus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Porphyrocrinus Gislen p. 91
2002Porphyrocrinus Sepkoski
2011Porphyrocrinus Hess and Messing p. 157

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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)
familyPhrynocrinidaeClark 1907
subfamilyPorphyrocrininae(Clark 1973)
genusPorphyrocrinusGislen 1925

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. Porphyrocrinus Gislen 1925
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Diagnosis
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