Pelmatozoa
Pelmatozoa was once a clade of Phylum Echinodermata. It included stalked and sedentary echinoderms. The main class of Pelmatozoa were the Crinoidea which includes sea lily and feather star.
Pelmetazoa is no longer a classification of Echinodermata.
| Fish Temporal range: Middle Cambrian – Recent | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Ambulacraria |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Groups included | |
Pelmatozoa s.l. (sensu lato) or Crinozoa s.l., were in some systems a large taxon, sometimes considered a subphylum of echinoderms.
The majority of Pelmatozoa s.l. consisted of the extinct taxon Blastozoa.
Pelmatozoa s.s. (sensu stricto) sometimes only include Crinoidea.
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