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Vertigocrinus parilis

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Pirasocrinidae

Taxonomy
Vertigocrinus parilis was named by Moore and Plummer (1940). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Vertigocrinus parilis Moore and Plummer

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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
superfamilyPirasocrinoidea(Moore and Laudon 1943)
familyPirasocrinidaeMoore and Laudon 1943
genusVertigocrinusKnapp 1969
speciesparilisMoore and Plummer 1940

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.

†Vertigocrinus parilis Moore and Plummer 1940
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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, Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Rusavkinian or 303.70000 to 302.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rusavkinian303.7 - 302.2USA (Nebraska) Vertigocrinus parilis (124407)