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Pisocrinus sphericus

Crinoidea - Pisocrinida - Pisocrinidae

Taxonomy
Pisocrinus sphericus was named by Rowley (1904).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. asteriscus, P. benedicti, P. costatus, P. yakovlevi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Pisocrinus sphericus Rowley
1958Pisocrinus sphericus Ramsbottom p. 113

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
superorderDisparida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
orderPisocrinida
familyPisocrinidaeAngelin 1878
genusPisocrinusde Koninck 1858
speciessphericusRowley 1904

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.

†Pisocrinus sphericus Rowley 1904
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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: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-10-09 11:47:04
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:47:04
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Leintwardine or 421.30000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Leintwardine421.3 - 419.2United Kingdom Pisocrinus sphericus (95143)