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Cheirocrinus leuchtenbergi

Rhombifera - Cheirocrinidae

Taxonomy
Chirocrinus leuchtenbergi was named by Angelin (1899).

It was recombined as Cheirocrinus leuchtenbergi by Angelin (1878).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Cheirocrinus leuchtenbergi Angelin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyGlyptocystitoida(Bather 1899)
familyCheirocrinidaeJaekel 1899
genusCheirocrinusEichwald 1856
speciesleuchtenbergi(Angelin 1899)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:36:13
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:45:28
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Kunda to the top of the Haljala or 469.10000 to 453.90000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kunda469.1 - 464.3Sweden Cheirocrinus leuchtenbergi (160497 160499 162379 162420 162421 162422 162424)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden (Dalarne) Cheirocrinus leuchtenbergi (158486 162389)