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Melocrinus ornatus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Melocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Melocrinus ornatus was named by Goldring (1936). It is not extant. Its type specimen is USNM 90069, a calyx. Its type locality is Palmer's Ravine, which is in a Devonian marine limestone in the Skaneateles Formation of New York.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Melocrinus ornatus Goldring

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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
speciesornatus

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.

Melocrinus ornatus Goldring 1936
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Devonian or 419.20000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Devonian419.2 - 358.9USA (New York) Melocrinus ornatus (type locality: 123535)