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Leocrinus

Crinoidea - Leocrinidae

Taxonomy
Leocrinus was named by Kristan-Tollmann (1990) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori-l Tr Nori-u]. Its type is Leocrinus krystyni. It is the type genus of Leocrinidae.

It was assigned to Crinoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Leocrinidae by Kristan-Tollmann (1990) and Hess and Messing (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Leocrinus Kristan-Tollmann p. 64
2002Leocrinus Sepkoski
2011Leocrinus Hess and Messing p. 219

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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)
familyLeocrinidae
genusLeocrinus

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. †Leocrinus Kristan-Tollmann 1990
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†Leocrinus armatus Kristan-Tollmann 1990
†Leocrinus diffissus Kristan-Tollmann 1990
†Leocrinus gracilis Kristan-Tollmann 1990
†Leocrinus krystyni Kristan-Tollmann 1990
†Leocrinus undulatus Kristan-Tollmann 1990
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available