†Echinocrinus Agassiz 1841 (sea urchin)
Parent taxon: Echinoidea according to E. A. Frederickson 1962
Sister taxa: Acrosalenioida, Archaeocidaridae, Bromidechinus, Cassiduloidea, Cidarites, Cidaroidea, Diplocidaroida, Disasteroida, Dysaster, Echinoida, Euechinoidea, Gnathostomata, Hemicidaroidea, Oligopygoida, Parechinus, Perischoechinoidea, Radiolus, Regularia, Temnopleuroida
Subtaxa: Echinocrinus dininnii, Echinocrinus trudifer
Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder