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Eucalyptocrinites inchoatus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Eucalyptocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Eucalyptocrinites inchoatus was named by Philip (1961). It is not extant. Its type specimen is M.U.G.D. 3404, a calyx. Its type locality is Old Toongabbie Marble Quarry, Lower Quarry, Marble Creek, which is in a Siegen carbonate limestone in the Toongabble Limestone Formation of Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Eucalyptocrinites inchoatus Philip

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
familyEucalyptocrinitidaeRoemer 1855
genusEucalyptocrinitesGoldfuss 1831
speciesinchoatus

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: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-10-09 11:41:47
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:41:47
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Siegen or 412.30000 to 409.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Siegen412.3 - 409.1Australia (Victoria) Eucalyptocrinites inchoatus (type locality: 56699)