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Hexacrinidae (disused)

Crinoidea - Hexacrinidae

Taxonomy
Hexacrinidae was named by Wachsmuth and Springer (1885). It is not extant. It is the type family of Hexacrinitacea.

It was corrected as Hexacrinitidae by Philip (1961) and Ubaghs et al. (1978).

It was assigned to Camerata by Goldring (1936); to Hexacriniticae by Philip (1961); and to Hexacrinitacea by Ubaghs et al. (1978).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Hexacrinidae Wachsmuth and Springer
1936Hexacrinidae Goldring
1961Hexacrinitidae Philip
1978Hexacrinitidae Ubaghs et al. p. T473

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

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. †Hexacrinidae Wachsmuth and Springer 1885
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Indonesia Hexacrinidae indet. (118268)