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Cainocrinus

Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Cainocrinidae

Taxonomy
Cainocrinus was named by Forbes (1852) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani T Eo Sepkoski's reference number: 576]. It is not extant. Its type is Cainocrinus tintinnabulum. It is the type genus of Cainocrinidae.

It was assigned to Isocrinida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cainocrinidae by Hess and Messing (2011).

Species
C. tintinnabulum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Cainocrinus Forbes
2002Cainocrinus Sepkoski
2011Cainocrinus Hess and Messing p. 59

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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)
orderIsocrinidaSieverts-Doreck 1952
suborderIsocrininaSieverts-Doreck 1952
familyCainocrinidaeSimms 1988
genusCainocrinusForbes 1852

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. †Cainocrinus Forbes 1852
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†Cainocrinus tintinnabulum Rasmussen 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available