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Melocrinidae (disused)

Crinoidea - Melocrinidae

Taxonomy
Melocrinidae was named by Wachsmuth and Springer [authors recoded as 'Zittel em. Wachsmuth and Springer' by Goldring, 1936]. It is not extant. Its type is Melocrinus.

It was corrected as Melocrinitidae by Ubaghs et al. (1978).

It was assigned to Camerata by Goldring (1936); and to Melocrinitacea by Ubaghs et al. (1978).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Melocrinidae Goldring
1978Melocrinitidae Ubaghs et al. p. T492

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
familyMelocrinidaeWachsmuth and Springer
familyMelocrinidaeWachsmuth and Springer

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. †Melocrinidae Wachsmuth and Springer
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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: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 12:31:37
Modified: 2010-02-10 07:13:41
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available