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Paramelocrinidae

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Paramelocrinidae

Taxonomy
Paramelocrinidae was named by Ubaghs (1958). It is not extant. Its type is Paramelocrinus.

It was assigned to Melocrinitacea by Ubaghs et al. (1978) and Ausich and Copper (2010).

Subtaxa
Alopocrinus, Paramelocrinus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Paramelocrinidae Ubaghs
1978Paramelocrinidae Ubaghs et al. p. T491
2010Paramelocrinidae Ausich and Copper p. 28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
suborderGlyptocrininaMoore 1952
superfamilyMelocrinitacead'Orbigny 1852
familyParamelocrinidaeUbaghs 1958
familyParamelocrinidaeUbaghs 1958

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.

Fm. †Paramelocrinidae Ubaghs 1958
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G. †Alopocrinus Ausich and Copper 2010
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Alopocrinus parvus Ausich and Copper 2010
G. †Paramelocrinus Ubaghs 1958
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available