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Notocrinus

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Notocrinidae

Taxonomy
Notocrinus was named by Mortenson (1917) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R]. It is extant. Its type is Notocrinus virilis. It is the type genus of Notocrinidae, Notocrinacea.

It was assigned to Comatulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Notocrinidae by Meyer and Oji (1993) and Hess and Messing (2011).

Species
N. rasmusseni, N. rasumsseni, N. virilis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Notocrinus Mortenson
1993Notocrinus Meyer and Oji p. 254
2002Notocrinus Sepkoski
2011Notocrinus Hess and Messing p. 125

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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
suborderComatulidinaClark 1908
superfamilyNotocrinoidea(Mortensen 1918)
familyNotocrinidaeMortensen 1918
genusNotocrinusMortenson 1917

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. Notocrinus Mortenson 1917
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†Notocrinus rasmusseni Meyer and Oji 1993
†Notocrinus rasumsseni Meyer and Oji 1993
†Notocrinus virilis Mortensen 1917
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available