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Dichocrinus darlingtonensis

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Dichocrinidae

Taxonomy
Dichocrinus darlingtonensis was named by Willink (1980). Its type specimen is UT 96750, a calyx (radials), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Dichocrinus darlingtonensis Willink p. 232 figs. 2H-S,4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
suborderCompsocrininaUbaghs 1978
superfamilyHexacrinitoidea(Wachsmuth and Springer 1885)
familyDichocrinidaeMiller 1889
subfamilyDichocrininaeMiller 1889
genusDichocrinusMunster 1839
speciesdarlingtonensis

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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 17:13:32
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:32:16
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Permian or 298.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Permian298.9 - 251.902Australia (Tasmania) Dichocrinus darlingtonensis (37635)