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Erisocrinus typus

Crinoidea - Erisocrinidae

Taxonomy
Erisocrinus typus was named by Meek and Worthen (1865). It is not extant. It is the type species of Erisocrinus.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. toddanus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Erisocrinus typus Meek and Worthen

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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
superfamilyErisocrinoidea(Wachsmuth and Springer 1886)
familyErisocrinidaeMiller 1889
genusErisocrinusMeek and Worthen 1865
speciestypusMeek and Worthen 1865

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.

†Erisocrinus typus Meek and Worthen 1865
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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: base of the Missourian to the top of the Noginskian or 306.00000 to 264.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Ohio) Erisocrinus typus (159904)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Missouri) Erisocrinus typus (26878)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Illinois) Erisocrinus typus (51191)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Oklahoma) Erisocrinus typus (216601)
Rusavkinian303.7 - 287.6USA (Nebraska) Erisocrinus typus (124441)
Noginskian276.8 - 264.9USA (Nebraska) Erisocrinus typus (124442)