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Gennaeocrinus maxwelli

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Periechocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Gennaeocrinus maxwelli was named by Johnson and Lane (1969). It is not extant. Its type specimen is USNM 160175, a calyx (dorsal cup). Its type locality is Willow Creek, which is in an Emsian marine limestone in the McColley Canyon Formation of Nevada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Gennaeocrinus maxwelli Johnson and Lane

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
suborderCompsocrininaUbaghs 1978
superfamilyPeriechocrinitoidea(Bronn 1848)
familyPeriechocrinitidaeAustin and Austin 1843
genusGennaeocrinusWachsmuth and Springer 1881
speciesmaxwelli

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.

Gennaeocrinus maxwelli Johnson and Lane 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: 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, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Emsian or 410.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47USA (Nevada) Gennaeocrinus maxwelli (type locality: 123277 123278)