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Graffhamicrinus waughi

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Catacrinidae

Taxonomy
Delocrinus waughi was named by Moore and Strimple (1941).

It was recombined as Graffhamicrinus waughi by Pabian and Strimple (1974).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Delocrinus waughi Moore and Strimple
1974Graffhamicrinus waughi Pabian and Strimple p. 302 figs. Pl 41, figs 1-3

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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
orderDendrocrinida
superfamilyErisocrinoidea(Wachsmuth and Springer 1886)
familyCatacrinidaeKnapp 1969
genusGraffhamicrinusStrimple 1961
specieswaughi(Moore and Strimple 1941)

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.

Graffhamicrinus waughi Moore and Strimple 1941
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Gzhelian or 303.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Graffhamicrinus waughi (116099)