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Pisocrinidae

Crinoidea - Pisocrinida - Pisocrinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Pisocrinidae Angelin
1936Pisocrinidae Goldring
1978Pisocrinidae Ubaghs et al. p. T534
2008Pisocrinidae Fearnhead p. 49
2009Pisocrinidae Webster and Rakhmonov p. 236
2010Pisocrinidae Ausich and Copper p. 73

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
superorderDisparida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
orderPisocrinida
familyPisocrinidaeAngelin 1878
familyPisocrinidaeAngelin 1878

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. †Pisocrinidae Angelin 1878
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G. †Calycanthocrinus Follmann 1887
G. †Cicerocrinus Sollas 1900
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†Cicerocrinus anglicus Jaekel 1900
†Cicerocrinus elegans Sollas 1900
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Invalid names: Lagarocrinus tenuis Jaekel 1900 [synonym]
G. †Jaekelicrinus Yakovlev 1949
G. †Metaffinocrinus Knapp 1969
Subfm. †Pisocrininae Angelin 1878
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G. †Parapisocrinus Mu 1954
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†Parapisocrinus ollula Angelin 1878
†Parapisocrinus quinquelobus Ausich and Copper 2010
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Invalid names: Haplocrinites hemisphaericus Troost 1850 [synonym], Pisocrinus gorbyi Miller 1891 [synonym], Pisocrinus milligani Miller and Gurley 1895 [synonym], Pisocrinus quinquelobus Bather 1893 [synonym]
G. †Pisocrinus de Koninck 1858
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†Pisocrinus campana Miller 1891
†Pisocrinus pilula Koninck 1858
†Pisocrinus sphericus Rowley 1904
G. †Platyfundocrinus Knapp 1969
G. †Playfordicrinus Jell and Jell 1999
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†Playfordicrinus kellyensis Jell and Jell 1999
G. †Polygonocrinus Strimple 1961
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†Polygonocrinus spiniferus Strimple and Moore 1971
G. †Psilocrinus Knapp 1969
G. †Retusocrinus Knapp 1969
G. †Schedexocrinus Strimple 1961
G. †Simocrinus Knapp 1969
G. †Triacrinus Muenster 1839
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Invalid names: Trichocrinus Mueller 1856 [synonym]
G. †Zeusocrinus Strimple 1961
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:34:13
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:33:22
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Clinton to the top of the Artinskian or 440.10000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (97 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Ohio) Pisocrinidae indet. (13337)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Indiana) Pisocrinus spp. (26813)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7USA (New York) Pisocrinus sp. (13045)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) Pisocrinus sp. (528)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Indiana) Pisocrinus gemmiformis (75266)
Clinton440.1 - 439.4Canada (British Columbia) Pisocrinus sp. (5153)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) Parapisocrinus quinquelobus (202393)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China (Sichuan) Pisocrinus yini (27830)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Iowa) Pisocrinus sp. (24963)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom Pisocrinus campana (79882 224104)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6USA (Indiana) Pisocrinus gemmiformis (26798 26803)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6USA (New York) Pisocrinus sp. (26814)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6USA (Iowa) Pisocrinus sp. (26810)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (Indiana) Pisocrinus gemmiformis (26805)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden (Gotland) Pisocrinus sp. (13598)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Iowa) Pisocrinus sp. (25019 25044 26812)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Australia (Australian Capital Territory) Pisocrinus australis (25652 25679)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Indiana) Pisocrinus gemmiformis, Pisocrinus campana (26771) Pisocrinus spp. (26700 26811)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Tennessee) Pisocrinus gemmiformis (26802)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (New York) Pisocrinus sp. (13338)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7China (Shaanxi) Pisocrinus sp. (27802)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Wisconsin) Pisocrinus spp. (26815)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Illinois) Parapisocrinus sp., Pisocrinus sp. (26816)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Tennessee) Pisocrinus gemmiformis, Parapisocrinus quinquelobus (26817)
Wenlock - Silurian432.9 - 419.62USA (Wisconsin) Parapisocrinus sp. (13017 13021 13023 13024 13026 13028 13040 13041)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Czechia Pisocrinus sp. (14102)
Homerian - Gorstian430.6 - 425.0Sweden (Gotland) Pisocrinus sp. (13602)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Australia (Australian Capital Territory) Pisocrinus australis (25680 25682) Pisocrinus yassensis (25639)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Czechia Pisocrinus sp. (14104)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Australia (Victoria) Trichocrinus morleyi (39137 39139)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Missouri) Pisocrinus sp. nov. 1, Pisocrinus sp. nov. 2, Pisocrinus glabellus, Pisocrinus spatulatus, Parapisocrinus quinquelobus, Pisocrinus gorbyi (26822) Pisocrinus spp. (26821)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Oklahoma) Parapisocrinus tennesseensis, Pisocrinus spatulus, Parapisocrinus quinquelobus (26823)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Sweden (Gotland) Pisocrinus sp. (13616 13619)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7USA (Indiana) Pisocrinus benedicti, Parapisocrinus quinquelobus, Pisocrinus gorbyi (6706)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7United Kingdom Cicerocrinus elegans (119404 119405) Lagarocrinus tenuis (119403)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.0 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) Pisocrinus spatulatus, Parapisocrinus quinquelobus (26824)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Australia (Victoria) Trichocrinus morleyi (39130)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (Tennessee) Pisocrinus spp. (26772)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Ukraine Pisocrinus ubaghsi (13874)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Poland Pisocrinus sp. (13883)
Leintwardine421.3 - 419.62United Kingdom Pisocrinus sphericus (95143)
Whitcliffe421.3 - 419.62United Kingdom Cicerocrinus elegans (119402) Lagarocrinus anglicus (119406)
Helderbergian - Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine Pisocrinus ubaghsi (13875)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Poland Pisocrinus sp. (13884)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation Pisocrinus asteriscus, Pisocrinus costatus, Ollulocrinus quinquelobus (24741) Pisocrinus concinnus, Pisocrinus bohemicus (193031)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia Parapisocrinus ollula (94439 94444) Parapisocrinus sp., Pisocrinus sp. (13897) Pisocrinidae indet. (94441) Pisocrinus bohemicus, Pisocrinus ubaghsi (14133) Pisocrinus ubaghsi (14132)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Russian Federation (Sverdlovskaya Oblast) Pisocrinus costatus (81796)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Australia (Queensland) Parapisocrinus sp. (40019)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany (Gemuenden) Calycanthocrinus decadactylus, Triacrinus elongatus (26903)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany Triacrinus elongatus, Triacrinus koenigswaldi, Triacrinus kutscheri (26904)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Czechia Pisocrinus kolihai (14137)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Tajikistan Triacrinus prantli (79093)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Czechia Pisocrinus crassiortabelaris, Pisocrinus yakovlevi, Triacrinus prantli (14139)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Morocco Pisocrinus sp. (208263)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Czechia Pisocrinus yakovlevi, Triacrinus prantli (14141)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Uzbekistan Pisocrinus sp. (92635)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) Jaekelicrinus murrayi (38996)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Australia (Western Australia) Jaekelicrinus murrayi (39115) Jaekelicrinus murrayi, Playfordicrinus kellyensis (39001) Playfordicrinus kellyensis (39117)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Australia (Western Australia) Jaekelicrinus murrayi (39116 39118 39120)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Morocco Parapisocrinus sp. (234773)
Atokan318.6 - 312.8USA (Missouri) Platyfundocrinus typus (90802)
Atokan318.6 - 312.8USA (Oklahoma) Platyfundocrinus webbersensis (90803)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Illinois) Polygonocrinus spiniferus (51191)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Nevada) Schedexocrinus sp. (74742 90756)