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Dicromyocrinus optimus

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Cromyocrinidae

Taxonomy
Dicromyocrinus optimus was named by Strimple (1951). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Dicromyocrinus optimus 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
orderDendrocrinida
superfamilyCromyocrinoidea(Bather 1890)
familyCromyocrinidae
genusDicromyocrinusJaekel 1918
speciesoptimusStrimple 1951

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.

Dicromyocrinus optimus Strimple 1951
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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: Morrowan or 323.40000 to 318.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Oklahoma) Dicromyocrinus optimus (90795 128687 128689 128919 128920 128977)