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Hertha

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Antedonidae

Taxonomy
Hertha was named by Hagenow (1840) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes T Mi]. It is not extant. Its type is Hertha mystica.

It was assigned to Comatulida by Rasmussen (1961) and Sepkoski (2002); and to Heliometrinae by Eagle (2007) and Hess and Messing (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Hertha Hagenow
1961Hertha Rasmussen p. 345
2002Hertha Sepkoski
2007Hertha Eagle p. 98
2011Hertha Hess and Messing p. 137

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
suborderComatulidinaClark 1908
superfamilyAntedonoidea(Norman 1865)
familyAntedonidaeNorman 1865
subfamilyHeliometrinaeClark 1909
genusHerthaHagenow 1840

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. †Hertha Hagenow 1840
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Hertha mystica von Hagnow 1840
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Invalid names: Antedon cava Nielsen 1913 [synonym], Hertha suecica Gislen 1924 [synonym]
Hertha otakauica Eagle 2007
Hertha plana Nielsen 1913
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Invalid names: Semiometra minuta Gislen 1925 [synonym], Semiometra pommerania Gislen 1924 [synonym]
Hertha pygmea Gislen 1924
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available