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Orophocrinus conicus

Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Orophocrinidae

Taxonomy
Orophocrinus conicus was named by Wachsmuth and Springer (1888). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Orophocrinus conicus Wachsmuth and Springer p. 85

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderFissiculataJaekel 1918
familyOrophocrinidaeJaekel 1918
genusOrophocrinusvon Seebach 1865
speciesconicusWachsmuth and Springer 1888

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.

Orophocrinus conicus Wachsmuth and Springer 1888
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-12-09 05:26:13
Modified: 2009-12-09 07:26:53
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available