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Bridgerocrinus discus

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Bridgerocrinidae

Taxonomy
Bridgerocrinus discus was named by Waters et al. (2003). Its type specimen is NIGP12002, a calyx, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Bridgerocrinus discus Waters et al. p. 942 figs. 9.14-9.16, 12.21-12.23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
RankNameAuthor
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
superorderCyathoformes
orderDendrocrinida
familyBridgerocrinidae
genusBridgerocrinusLaudon and Severson 1953
speciesdiscus

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.

Bridgerocrinus discus Waters et al. 2003
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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: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-10-09 11:50:31
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:50:31
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Famennian or 372.15000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86China (Xinjiang) Bridgerocrinus discus (124085)