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Moscovicrinus bipinnatus

Crinoidea

Taxonomy
Moscovicrinus bipinnatus was named by Lane and Webster (1966) [Holotype now at Los Angeles County Museum]. Its type specimen is UCLA 39655, a calyx (Complete cup with partial arms), and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Moscovicrinus bipinnatus Lane and Webster p. 29 figs. Pl 5, figs 1,3,6-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
genusMoscovicrinusJaekel 1918
speciesbipinnatus

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.

Moscovicrinus bipinnatus Lane and Webster 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 12:31:37
Modified: 2010-02-10 07:13:41
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Nevada) Moscovicrinus bipinnatus (74742 90757)