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Contocrinus stantonensis

Crinoidea - Graphiocrinidae

Taxonomy
Contocrinus stantonensis was named by Strimple (1939). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Contocrinus stantonensis Strimple

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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)
familyGraphiocrinidaeWachsmuth and Springer 1886
genusContocrinusKnapp 1969
speciesstantonensisStrimple 1939

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.

†Contocrinus stantonensis Strimple 1939
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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: Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Rusavkinian or 303.70000 to 287.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rusavkinian303.7 - 287.6USA (Nebraska) Contocrinus stantonensis (124441)