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Eocrinus multibrachiatus

Eocrinoidea - Gogiida - Eocrinidae

Taxonomy
Eocrinus multibrachiatus was named by Kirk (1945). Its type specimen is USNM 108556a and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Gogia multibrachiatus by Robison (1965) and Robison (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Eocrinus multibrachiatus Kirk pp. 185-187 figs. pl. 16, figs. 1-5
1965Gogia multibrachiatus Robison pp. 362-363 figs. pl. 1, fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classEocrinoideaJaekel 1918
orderGogiidaBroadhead 1982
familyEocrinidaeJaekel 1918
genusEocrinusWalcott 1917
speciesmultibrachiatusKirk 1945

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. A. Robison 1965Brachioles number at least 22, and possibly as many as 40; nonspiraled. Thecal plates irregularly arranged, variable in shape, and ornamented with small granules; number on large specimens more than 200. Sutural pores probably occur between most plates of theca. Hohlwurzel unknown.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-03-07 17:58:30
Modified: 2009-10-08 11:43:31
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Caron and Jackson 2008, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available