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Troosticrinida

Blastoidea - Troosticrinida

Taxonomy
Troosticrinida was named by Bather (1900).

It was assigned to Spiraculata by Waters and Horowitz (1993); and to Blastoidea by Webster et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Troosticrinida Bather
1993Troosticrinida Waters and Horowitz p. 210
2009Troosticrinida Webster et al. p. 243

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
superorderSpiraculata(Jaekel 1918)
orderTroosticrinidaBather 1900
orderTroosticrinidaBather 1900

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.

Or. †Troosticrinida Bather 1900
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Fm. †Troosticrinidae Bather 1899
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Subfm. †Belocrininae Horowitz et al. 1986
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G. †Belocrinus Munier-Chalmas 1881
G. †Diploblastus Fay 1961
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†Diploblastus diploblastus Feldman 1987
†Diploblastus glaber Meek and Worthen 1869
Subfm. †Ropaloblastinae Fay 1964
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G. †Ropaloblastus Fay 1964
Subfm. †Troosticrininae Bather 1899
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G. †Costatoblastus Sprinkle and Gutschick 1967
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†Costatoblastus sappingonensis Sprinkle and Gutschick 1967
G. †Metablastus Etheridge, Jr. and Carpenter 1886
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†Metablastus wachsmuthi Gurley 1884
†Metablastus wortheni Hall 1858
G. †Schizotremites Reimann 1945
G. †Tricoelocrinus Meek and Worthen 1868
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†Tricoelocrinus woodmani Meek and Worthen 1868
G. †Troosticrinus Shumard 1866
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†Troosticrinus reinwardti Troost 1835
Invalid names: Calycoblastinae Fay 1964 [empty]
Invalid names: Diploblastidae Fay 1964 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 15:52:18
Modified: 2010-02-09 11:56:54
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Moscovian or 432.90000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Kentucky) Troosticrinus reinwardti (230538)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Indiana) Troosticrinus sanctipaulensis (26771)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Missouri) Troosticrinus minimus (26822)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7USA (Tennessee) Troosticrinus reinwardti (157401)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Spain Metablastus hispanica (223347)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86USA (Montana) Costatoblastus sappingtonensis (7155)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9Canada (Alberta) Metablastus sp. (8610)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Montana) Costatoblastus sappingtonensis (123117)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Kentucky) Metablastus sp. (165193) Metablastus wortheni (6205)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Kentucky) Metablastus sp. (37879)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Kentucky) Diploblastus sp., Metablastus wortheni (2780) Metablastus bipyramidalis (2831) Metablastus wortheni (2713)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Indiana) Tricoelocrinus woodmani (129910)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Missouri) Tricoelocrinus woodmani, Metablastus wortheni (230513)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3USA (Alabama) Diploblastus sp. (2710 6757 6773 6782 6789 6790 6791 6792 6793 6794 6795 6799 6801 6805 6806 6807 6808 6809 6811 6812 6823 6831 6835 6841 6844 6845)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Illinois) Diploblastus glaber (230494)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Montana) Diploblastus glaber (230495)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Iowa) Diploblastus glaber (3296 120832)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0China (Xinjiang) Troosticrinidae indet. (92636 92638)