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Tetrabrachiocrinus fabianii

Crinoidea - Laudonocrinidae

Taxonomy
Tetrabrachiocrinus fabianii was named by Yakovlev (1934). It is the type species of Tetrabrachiocrinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Tetrabrachiocrinus fabianii Yakovlev
1979Tetrabrachiocrinus fabianii Lane p. 130 figs. Pl 1, figs 13-19; text-figs 1B,D,E-G

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
RankNameAuthor
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
superorderCyathoformes
superfamilyLophocrinoidea(Bather 1899)
familyLaudonocrinidaeMoore and Strimple 1973
genusTetrabrachiocrinusYakovlev 1934
speciesfabianiiYakovlev 1934

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.

Tetrabrachiocrinus fabianii Yakovlev 1934
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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: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-10-09 11:50:31
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:50:31
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Tunisia (Madanin) Tetrabrachiocrinus fabianii (41864 41876)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) Tetrabrachiocrinus fabianii (41877 41878 41879)