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Protocrinites oviformis

Glyptosphaeritida - Protocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Protocrinites oviformis was named by Eichwald (1840). It is the type species of Protocrinites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Protocrinites oviformis Eichwald

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderGlyptosphaeritida(Bernard 1895)
familyProtocrinitidaeBather 1899
genusProtocrinitesEichwald 1840
speciesoviformisEichwald 1840

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.

Protocrinites oviformis Eichwald 1840
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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: 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: Aberhan 1992, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Uhaku to the top of the Johvi or 459.70000 to 449.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Lithuania Protocrinites oviformis (195469)
Johvi453.0 - 449.9Estonia (Lääne) Protocrinites oviformis (87270)