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Melocrinus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Melocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Melocrinus was named by Agassiz (1836). It is not extant. It is the type genus of Melocrinidae, Melocrinitidae, Melocrinitacea.

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

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Melocrinus Agassiz
1936Melocrinus Goldring
1978Melocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T492

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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
suborderGlyptocrininaMoore 1952
superfamilyMelocrinitacead'Orbigny 1852
familyMelocrinitidae(Wachsmuth and Springer)
genusMelocrinusAgassiz 1836

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.

G. †Melocrinus Agassiz 1836
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Melocrinus ornatus Goldring 1936
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 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Frasnian or 382.31000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Devonian419.62 - 358.86USA (New York) M. sp., M. ornatus (123535)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Ohio) M. clarkei (74950)