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Bridgerocrinidae

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Bridgerocrinidae

Taxonomy

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Bridgerocrinidae Webster and Lane p. 957

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
superorderCyathoformes
orderDendrocrinida
familyBridgerocrinidae
familyBridgerocrinidae

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. †Bridgerocrinidae Webster and Lane 2007
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G. †Bridgerocrinus Laudon and Severson 1953
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Bridgerocrinus arachnoideus Whidborne 1898
Bridgerocrinus discus Waters et al. 2003
G. †Ekteinocrinus Webster and Lane 2007
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Ekteinocrinus battleshipensis Webster and Lane 2007
G. †Melbacrinus Strimple 1939
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: 2009-10-09 11:50:31
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:50:31
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Famennian to the top of the Artinskian or 372.20000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6China (Xinjiang) Bridgerocrinus delicatulus, Bridgerocrinus minutus (3562)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9China (Xinjiang) Bridgerocrinus discus (124085)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Canada (British Columbia) Bridgerocrinidae indet. (98045)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Nevada) Bridgerocrinidae indet., Ekteinocrinus battleshipensis (90757) Inadunata indet. A (74742)