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Platycrinitacea

Crinoidea - Monobathrida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Platycrinitacea Austin and Austin
1978Platycrinitacea Ubaghs et al. p. T509
1987Platycrinitacea Webster and Lane p. 9
1992Platycrinitoidea Webster and Jell p. 323
1998Platycrinitacea Ausich p. 25
2009Platycrinitoidea Webster et al. p. 245
2012Platycrinitoidea Webster and Webster
2018Platycrinitacea Mao et al. p. 1077
2025Platycrinitoidea Webster et al. p. 648

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
suborderGlyptocrininaMoore 1952
superfamilyPlatycrinitaceaAustin and Austin 1843
superfamilyPlatycrinitaceaAustin and Austin 1843

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.

Superfm. †Platycrinitacea Austin and Austin 1843
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Fm. †Hapalocrinidae Jaekel 1895
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G. †Cantharocrinus Breimer 1962
G. †Clematocrinus Jaekel 1898
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Clematocrinus ramsbottomi Fearnhead and Donovan 2006
G. †Cordylocrinus Angelin 1878
G. †Culicocrinus Muller 1855
G. †Cyttarocrinus Goldring 1923
G. †Hapalocrinus Jaekel 1895
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Hapalocrinus quinquepennis Ramsbottom 1958
G. †Lyonicrinus Springer 1926
G. †Thallocrinus Jeakel 1895
G. †Theleproktocrinus Witzke and Strimple 1981
Fm. †Hirneacrinidae Frest and Strimple 1977
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G. †Hagnocrinus Frest and Strimple 1977
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Hagnocrinus bainbridgensis Frest and Strimple 1977
Hagnocrinus balli Frest and Strimple 1977
Hagnocrinus crenus Frest and Strimple 1977
G. †Hirneacrinus Frest and Strimple 1977
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Hirneacrinus cupellaeformis Frest and Strimple 1977
Hirneacrinus perplanus Frest and Strimple 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 17:13:32
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:32:16
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Hirnantian to the top of the Givetian or 445.20000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1USA (Illinois) Culicocrinus girardeauensis (201761)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Iowa) Theleproktocrinus davidsoni (26712)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9United Kingdom (England) Clematocrinus ramsbottomi (195252)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7USA (New York) Hagnocrinus corporiculus (26801)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (England) Hapalocrinus sp. (49635)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Iowa) Hagnocrinus sp., Lyonicrinus sp. (24963) Theleproktocrinus davidsoni (25015 26763)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6USA (Iowa) Hagnocrinus sp. (26769) Hagnocrinus sp., Lyonicrinus sp. (26768)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (Indiana) Hirneacrinus sp. (26805)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Indiana) Hirneacrinidae indet. (26771 26858) Hirneacrinus cupellaeformis, Hirneacrinus perplanus (26811 130071) Hirneacrinus perplanus (130078)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Iowa) Lyonicrinus sp., Platycrinitacea indet. (25019)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Illinois) Hagnocrinus dubius (26770) Hapalocrinidae indet., Hirneacrinidae indet. (26816)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0United Kingdom Hapalocrinus quinquepennis (119407)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Indiana) Hapalocrinidae indet. (26688)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Tennessee) Hagnocrinus crenus (131962)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Australia (Victoria) Clematocrinus argylensis (39141) Clematocrinus perforatus (39134) Hapalocrinidae indet. (39144) Hapalocrinus victoriae (39138)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Missouri) Hagnocrinus balli, Hagnocrinus bainbridgensis (131963) Hagnocrinus n. sp., Cordylocrinus dubius, Hagnocrinus balli, Hagnocrinus bainbridgensis (26822) Hirneacrinus sp. (26821)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.0 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) Hagnocrinus sp. (26824)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (West Virginia) Hapalocrinus sp. (26825)
Leintwardine421.3 - 419.62United Kingdom Hapalocrinus quinquepennis (95143)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (New York) Cordylocrinus plumosus, Cordylocrinus ramulosus (26690)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Australia (Victoria) Clematocrinus perforatus (39125)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia Hapalocrinus sp. (94439)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany Culicocrinus spinatus (74300) Hapalocrinus elegans, Hapalocrinus innoxius, Hapalocrinus penniger, Thallocrinus acifer, Thallocrinus hauchecornei, Thallocrinus procerus, Thallocrinus rugosus (26904)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany (Gemuenden) Culicocrinus spinatus, Hapalocrinus rauffi (26903)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) Cyttarocrinus eriensis (5656 5659 5662 5663 76137) Cyttarocrinus sp. (5661)