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Periechocrininae

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Batocrinidae

Taxonomy
Periechocrininae was named by Springer. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Batocrinidae by Goldring (1936).

Subtaxa
Megistocrinus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Periechocrininae 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
suborderCompsocrininaUbaghs 1978
superfamilyCarpocrinaceade Koninck and LeHon 1854
familyBatocrinidaeWachsmuth and Springer 1881
subfamilyPeriechocrininaeSpringer
subfamilyPeriechocrininaeSpringer

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.

Subfm. †Periechocrininae Springer
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G. †Megistocrinus Owen and Shumard 1852
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†Megistocrinus pernodosus Thomas 1929
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: base of the Emsian to the top of the Chadian or 407.60000 to 340.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Devonian419.2 - 358.9USA (New York) Megistocrinus depressus (123541)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3New Zealand Megistocrinus reeftonensis (40527)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (New York) Megistocrinus depressus (91240)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Indiana) Megistocrinus expansus (11101)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) Megistocrinus depressus (76565)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Iowa) Megistocrinus pernodosus (123300)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Megistocrinus depressus (8993 9003 9006) Megistocrinus sp. (94451 206793)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Illinois) Megistocrinus sp. (76641 76642)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Montana) Megistocrinus sp. (163808 163810)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0United Kingdom Megistocrinus globosus (90820)