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Megistocrinus depressus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Batocrinidae

Taxonomy
Megistocrinus depressus was named by Hall (1862). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Megistocrinus depressus Hall

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
suborderCompsocrininaUbaghs 1978
superfamilyCarpocrinaceade Koninck and LeHon 1854
familyBatocrinidaeWachsmuth and Springer 1881
subfamilyPeriechocrininaeSpringer
genusMegistocrinusOwen and Shumard 1852
speciesdepressusHall 1862

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: 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: Givetian or 387.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Devonian419.2 - 358.9USA (New York) Megistocrinus depressus (123541)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (New York) Megistocrinus depressus (91240)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Megistocrinus depressus (8993 9003 9006)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) Megistocrinus depressus (76565)