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Periechocrinus indicator

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Periechocrinidae

Taxonomy
Periechocrinus indicator was named by Etheridge (1892). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chalky Gully, Wollumba River, Co. Gloucester, which is in a Mississippian carbonate limestone in Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Periechocrinus indicator Etheridge Jr. p. 78 figs. Pl 22, fig 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
suborderCompsocrininaUbaghs 1978
superfamilyPeriechocrinaceaBronn 1848
familyPeriechocrinidaeBronn 1849
genusPeriechocrinusMorris 1843
speciesindicator

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.

Periechocrinus indicator Etheridge Jr. 1892
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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: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-10-09 11:40:34
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:40:34
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Mississippian or 358.90000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2Australia (New South Wales) Periechocrinus indicator (type locality: 132326)