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Isocrinus californicus

Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Isocrinidae

Taxonomy
Isocrinus californicus was named by Clark and Twitchell (1915) [attributed to Clark only]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Round Mountain, west, which is in a Triassic marine horizon in the Cedar Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Isocrinus californicus Clark and Twitchell p. 21 figs. Pl 1, figs 2a-c
1927Isocrinus californicus Smith p. 125 figs. Pl 95, fig 6; pl 104, fig 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
RankNameAuthor
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderIsocrinidaSieverts-Doreck 1952
suborderIsocrininaSieverts-Doreck 1952
familyIsocrinidaeGislén 1924
subfamilyIsocrininaeGislen 1924
genusIsocrinusvon Meyer 1836
speciescalifornicus

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.

Isocrinus californicus Clark and Twitchell 1915
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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: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2014-09-12 15:03:18
Modified: 2014-09-12 15:03:18
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Donovan 1994, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Tuvalian or 233.60000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4USA (California) Isocrinus californicus (type locality: 203308 203309)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3USA (California) Isocrinus californicus (33324 144078)