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Discocrinus

Crinoidea - Roveacrinida - Roveacrinidae

Taxonomy
Discocrinus was named by Peck (1943) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi K Ceno]. Its type is Discocrinus catastomus.

It was assigned to Roveacrinida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Roveacrinidae by Rasmussen (1961), Hess and Gale (2010) and Hess and Messing (2011).

Species
D. catastomus (type species), D. wrighti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Discocrinus Peck
1961Discocrinus Rasmussen p. 387
2002Discocrinus Sepkoski
2010Discocrinus Hess and Gale p. 444
2011Discocrinus Hess and Messing p. 209

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
—Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
—Eucladida
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderRoveacrinidaSieverts-Doreck
familyRoveacrinidaePeck 1943
genusDiscocrinusPeck 1943

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. †Discocrinus Peck 1943
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†Discocrinus wrighti Peck 1955
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available