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Protocrinitidae

Glyptosphaeritida - Protocrinitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Protocrinitidae Bather
1963Protocrinitidae Kesling p. 114
1967Protocrinitidae Beaver et al. p. S238
1984Protocrinitidae Bockelie

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
orderGlyptosphaeritida(Bernard 1895)
familyProtocrinitidaeBather 1899
familyProtocrinitidaeBather 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.

Fm. †Protocrinitidae Bather 1899
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G. †Fungocystites Barrande 1887
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G. †Protocrinites Eichwald 1840
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Protocrinites oviformis Eichwald 1840
Protocrinites rugatus Bockelie 1984
G. †Tristomiocystis Sumrall et al. 2009
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Tristomiocystis globosus Sumrall et al. 2009
Tristomiocystis globosus Sumrall et al. 2009
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationarysubp
Life habit: epifaunalsubp
Diet: suspension feedersubp
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-21 12:36:39
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:36:39
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Zahorany to the top of the Givetian or 459.30000 to 382.31000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 458.2 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Liben - Late/Upper Llandeilo463.3 - 458.2Czechia Fungocystites sp. (237966)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Lithuania Protocrinites oviformis (195469)
Vinice459.3 - 457.3Czechia Fungocystites rarissimus (3864) Fungocystites rarissimus, Fungocystites solitarius (200045)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician459.3 - 443.1Czechia Fungocystites solitarius (3865)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Czechia Fungocystites sp. (3856)
Idavere458.0 - 452.8Lithuania Protocrinites flagum (207205)
Idavere458.0 - 452.8Latvia Protocrinites flagum (207207)
Johvi452.8 - 449.9Estonia (Lääne) Protocrinites oviformis (87270)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Kentucky) Tristomiocystis globosus (211438)