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Crepidosoma wenlocki

Ophiuroidea - Encrinasteridae

Taxonomy
Crepidosoma wenlocki was named by Spencer (1930). Its type specimen is Holotype RSM 1885.26.78 and is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Crepidosoma.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Crepidosoma wenlocki Spencer pp. 430-433 figs. text-figs. 276, 277, pl. 27 figs. 1, 2, 7
1965Crepidosoma wenlocki Owen p. 553
2007Crepidosoma wenlocki Lewis et al. p. 34 figs. Fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
familyEncrinasteridae
subfamilyEncrinasterinae
genusCrepidosoma
specieswenlocki

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.

Crepidosoma wenlocki Spencer 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Diet 2: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:30:09
Modified: 2010-02-12 01:58:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Telychian or 438.60000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom Crepidosoma wenlocki (99373 224104)