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Brechmocrinus

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Dendrocrinidae

Taxonomy

Species
B. eos (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Brechmocrinus Ausich et al.

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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
superfamilyDendrocrinaceaWachsmuth and Springer 1886
familyDendrocrinidaeWachsmuth and Springer 1886
genusBrechmocrinus

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.

G. †Brechmocrinus Ausich et al. 1998
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Brechmocrinus eos Ausich et al. 1998
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Whiterockian or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland) B. eos (196154 196163)