by Don R. Chesnut
(chesnut<at>uky.edu)
©DRC 2014
Phylum Echinodermata
Klein, 1734
[The analysis by Chesnut and Ettensohn, 1988 is used for this phylum.]
Class
Blastoidea Say, 1825
Order
Spiraculata Jaeckel, 1918
Family Pentremitidae
d'Orbigny, 1851
Genus Pentremites
Say, 1820
Pentremites tulipaeformis
Hambach, 1903
Pentremites elegans
Lyon, 1860
Pentremites robustus
Lyon, 1860
Pentremites pyriformis
Say, 1825
Class
Edrioasteroidea Billings, 1858
Order Isorophida
Bell, 1976
Suborder Isorophina Bell,
1976
Family Agelacrinitidae
Clarke, 1901
Genus Lepidodiscus
Meek and Worthen, 1868
Lepidodiscus laudoni
(Bassler, 1936)
Genus Ulrichidiscus
Bassler, 1935
Ulrichidiscus
pulaskiensis (Miller and Gurley, 1894)
Class Crinoidea
Miller, 1821
Subclass
Camerata Wachsmuth and Springer, 1885
Order
Monobathrida Moore and Laudon, 1943
Suborder
Compsocrinina Ubaghs, 1978
Superfamily Hexacrinitacea
Wachsmuth and Springer, 1885
Family Dichocrinidae
Miller, 1889
Subfamily Talarocrininae
Ubaghs, 1953
Genus Pterotocrinus
Lyon and Casseday, 1859
Pterotocrinus acutus
Wetherby, 1879
[This species includes many former species that were widely recognized.]
Pterotocrinus depressus
Lyon and Casseday, 1860
Genus Talarocrinus
Wachsmuth and Springer, 1881
Talarocrinus decornis
Wachsmuth and Springer, 1897
Subfamily
Dichocrininae Miller, 1889
Genus Hyrtanecrinus
Broadhead and Strimple, 1980
Hyrtanecrinus pentalobus
(Casseday and Lyon, 1862)
Genus Strimplecrinus
Broadhead, 1981
Strimplecrinus superstes
(Wachsmuth and Springer, 1897)
Subfamily
Camptocrininae Broadhead, 1981
Genus Camptocrinus
Wachsmuth and Springer, 1897
Camptocrinus cirrifer
(Wachsmuth and Springer, 1897)
Family
Acrocrinidae Wachsmuth and Springer, 1885
Subfamily Acrocrininae
Wachsmuth and Springer, 1885
Genus Acrocrinus
Yandell, 1855
Acrocrinus shumardi
Yandell, 1855
Subclass
Inadunata Wachsmuth and Springer, 1885
Order Disparida
Moore and Laudon, 1943
none were found
Order Cladida
Moore and Laudon, 1943
Suborder Poteriocrinitina
Jaeckel, 1918
Superfamily Zeacrinitacea
Bassler and Moodey, 1943
Family Zeacrinitidae
Moore and Laudon, 1943
Genus Zeacrinites
Troost, 1858
Zeacrinites wortheni
(Hall, 1858)
Genus Bicidiocrinus
Strimple, 1975
Bicidiocrinus wetherbyi
(Wachsmuth and Springer, 1886)
Genus Tholocrinus
Kirk, 1939
Tholocrinus spinosus
(Wood, 1909)
Genus Linocrinus
Kirk, 1938
Linocrinus laurelensis
Chesnut and Ettensohn, 1988
Superfamily
Pirasocrinacea Moore and Laudon, 1943
Family Pirasocrinidae
Moore and Laudon, 1943
Genus Dasciocrinus
Kirk, 1939
Dasciocrinus florialis
(Yandell and Shumard, 1847)
Superfamily
Texacrinacea Strimple, 1961
Family Cymbiocrinidae
Strimple and Watkins, 1969
Genus Cymbiocrinus
Kirk, 1944
Cymbiocrinus grandis
Kirk, 1944
Genus Aenigmocrinus
Strimple, 1973
Aenigmocrinus anomalos
(Wetherby, 1880)
Superfamily
Scytalocrinacea Moore and Laudon, 1943
Family Scytalocrinidae
Moore and Laudon, 1943
Genus Phacelocrinus
Kirk, 1940
Phacelocrinus
longidactylus (McChesney, 1860)
Phacelocrinus bisselli
(Worthen, 1873)
Genus Pulaskicrinus
Chesnut and Ettensohn, 1988
Pulaskicrinus campanulus
(Horowitz, 1965)
Genus Wetherbyocrinus
Chesnut and Ettensohn, 1988
Wetherbyocrinus
pulaskiensis (Miller and Gurley, 1896)
Family
Blothrocrinidae Moore and Laudon, 1943
Genus Culmicrinus
Jaeckel, 1918
Culmicrinus vagulus
(Miller and Gurley, 1895)
Family
Aphelecrinidae Strimple, 1967
Genus Aphelecrinus
Kirk, 1944
Aphelecrinus
randolphensis (Worthen, 1873)
Superfamily
Lophocrinacea Bather, 1899
Family Stellarocrinidae
Strimple, 1961
Genus Rhopocrinus
Kirk, 1942
Rhopocrinus spinosus
Kirk, 1942
Superfamily
Agassizocrinacea Miller, 1889
Family Ampelocrindae
Kirk, 1942
Genus Ampelocrinus
Kirk, 1942
Ampelocrinus
kaskaskiensis (Worthe, 1882)
Family
Agassizocrinidae Miller, 1889
Genus Anartiocrinus
Kirk, 1940
Anartiocrinus lyoni
Kirk, 1940
Genus Agassizocrinus
Owen and Shumard, 1852
Agassizocrinus conicus
Owen and Shumard, 1852
Agassizocrinus
cf.
A. dactyliformis
Shumard, 1853
Superfamily
Decadocrinacea Bather, 1890
Family Decadocrinidae
Bather, 1890
Genus Ramulocrinus
Laudon, Parks and Spreng, 1952
Ramulocrinus milleri
(Wetherby, 1881)
Superfamily
Cromyocrinacea Bather, 1890
Family Phanocrinidae
Knapp, 1969
Genus Phanocrinus
Kirk, 1937
Phanocrinus maniformis
(Yandell and Shumard, 1847)
Phanocrinus parvaramus
Sutton and Winkler, 1940
Genus Pentaramicrinus
Sutton and Winkler, 1940
Pentaramicrinus gracilis
(Wetherby, 1880)
Family
Eupachycrinidae Miller, 1889
Genus Eupachycrinus
Meek annd Worthen, 1865
Eupachycrinus boydii Meek
and Worthen, 1870
Subclass
Flexibilia Zittel, 1879
Order Taxocrinida
Springer, 1913
Superfamily Taxocrinacea
Angelin, 1878
Family Synerocrinidae
Jaeckel, 1918
Genus Onychocrinus
Lyon and Casseday, 1860
Onychocrinus
pulaskiensis Miller and Gurley, 1895
Family Taxocrinidae
Angelin, 1878
Genus Taxocrinus
Phillips in
Morris, 1843
Taxocrinus
whitfieldi (Hall, 1858)
Class
Echinoidea Leske, 1778
Subclass Perischoechinoidea
M'Coy, 1849
Order Echinocystitoida
Jackson, 1912
Family Lepidesthidae
Jackson, 1896
Genus Lepidesthes
Meek and Worthen, 1868
Lepidesthes formosa
Miller, 1879
Order
Palaechinoida Haeckel, 1866
Family Palaechinidae
M'Coy, 1849
Genus Palaechinus
M'Coy, 1844
Palaechinus jacksoni
Chesnut and Ettensohn, 1988
Order Cidaroida
Claus, 1880
Family Archaeocidaridae
M'Coy, 1844
Genus Archaeocidaris
M'Coy, 1844
Archaeocidaris
hemispinifera Chesnut and Ettensohn, 1988
Subphylum
Asterozoa Zittel, 1895
Class Stelleroidea
Lamarck, 1816
Subclass Ophiuroidea
Gray, 1840
Order Phrynophiurida
Matsumoto, 1915
Suborder Euryalina
Lamarch, 1816
Family Onychasteridae
Miller, 1889
Genus Onychaster
Meek and Worthen, 1868
Onychaster strimplei
Bjork, Goldbert, and Kesling, 1968
Order
Oegophiurida Matsumoto, 1915
Suborder Lysophiurina
Gregory, 1896
?Family Encrinasteridae
Schuchert, 1914
encrinasterid species
Subclass
Asteroidea Blainville, 1830
Order Spinulosida
Perrier, 1884
Suborder Eugnathina
Spencer and Wright, 1966
Family Taeniactinidae
Spencer, 1927
Genus Callyptactis
Spencer, 1930
Calyptactis spenceri
Chesnut and Ettensohn, 1988