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Sostronocrinus superbus

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Sostronocrinidae

Taxonomy
Sostronocrinus superbus was named by Strimple and McGinnis (1969). It is the type species of Sostronocrinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Sostronocrinus superbus Strimple and McGinnis

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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
superfamilyScytalocrinacea
familySostronocrinidae
genusSostronocrinusStrimple and McGinnis 1969
speciessuperbusStrimple and McGinnis 1969

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.

Sostronocrinus superbus Strimple and McGinnis 1969
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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
Collections
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