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Heckerocrinus heintzi

Eocrinoidea - Trachelocrinida - Heckerocrinidae

Taxonomy
Heckerocrinus heintzi was named by Doweld (2012). It is not extant.

Synonyms
  • Bockia heintzi was named by Bockelie (1981). It is not extant. Its type specimen is 18918 [Paleontol. Mus. Oslo]; Gyssestad, Oslo region, Norway—Ordovician (Llandeilo).

    It was replaced with Heckerocrinus heintzi by Doweld (2012).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Bockia heintzi Bockelie figs. figs 7e, 8
2012Heckerocrinus heintzi Doweld p. 458

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classEocrinoideaJaekel 1918
orderTrachelocrinidaSumrall 1997
familyHeckerocrinidae
genusHeckerocrinus
speciesheintzi

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.

†Heckerocrinus heintzi Doweld 2012
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Invalid names: Bockia heintzi Bockelie 1981 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-10-08 09:50:17
Modified: 2009-10-08 11:50:17
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available