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Gasterocomidae

Crinoidea - Cyathocrinida - Gasterocomidae

Taxonomy
Gasterocomidae was named by Roemer (1854). It is not extant. Its type is Gasterocoma.

It was assigned to Cyathocrinacea by Johnson and Lane (1969); and to Gasterocomacea by Ubaghs et al. (1978), Ausich (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Gasterocomidae Roemer
1969Gasterocomidae Johnson and Lane
1978Gasterocomidae Ubaghs et al. p. T586
1998Gasterocomidae Ausich p. 22

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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
orderCyathocrinida(Bather 1899)
superfamilyGasterocomaceaRoemer 1854
familyGasterocomidaeRoemer 1854
familyGasterocomidaeRoemer 1854

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.

Fm. †Gasterocomidae Roemer 1854
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G. †Bouskacrinus Prokop 2011
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Bouskacrinus solus Prokop 2011
G. †Gasterocoma Goldfuss 1839
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Gasterocoma bicaula Johnson and Lane 1969
G. †Kopficrinus Goldring 1954
G. †Mictocrinus Goldring 1923
G. †Myrtillocrinus Sandberger 1856
G. †Nanocrinus Mueller 1856
G. †Schultzicrinus Springer 1911
G. †Scoliocrinus Jaekel 1895
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Late/Upper Emsian or 432.90000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Tennessee) Bouskacrinus waldronensis (26802)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Missouri) Bouskacrinus laudoni (26822)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47USA (Nevada) Gasterocoma bicaula (123279)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Canada (Ontario) Gasterocoma sp., Schultzicrinus sp. (40058)
Lochkovian - Zlichovian419.62 - 393.47Canada (Yukon) Gasterocoma sp. (603)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Australia (Queensland) Gasterocomidae indet. (40019)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62France (Bretagne) Gasterocoma armoricana (81603)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia Bouskacrinus solus (174608)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47South Africa Kopficrinus halbichi (35578)
Zlichovian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Yukon) Gasterocoma bicaula (81646 81647 81648)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Canada (Ontario) Schultzicrinus sp., Gasterocoma bicaula (40039)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47USA (Alaska) Gasterocoma bicauli (3948)