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Trachelocrinus

Eocrinoidea - Trachelocrinida - Trachelocrinidae

Taxonomy
Trachelocrinus was named by Ulrich (1929) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Fran-u]. Its type is Trachelocrinus resseri.

It was assigned to Trachelocrinidae by Sprinkle (1973); and to Trachelocrinida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
T. resseri (type species)
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Lin on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Trachelocrinus Ulrich
1973Trachelocrinus Sprinkle p. 123
2002Trachelocrinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classEocrinoideaJaekel 1918
orderTrachelocrinidaSumrall 1997
familyTrachelocrinidae
genusTrachelocrinusUlrich 1929

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.

G. †Trachelocrinus Ulrich 1929
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Trachelocrinus resseri Ulrich 1929
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
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Intermediate tier suspension-feeder according to Dornbos (2008).g
Created: 2009-10-08 09:48:10
Modified: 2009-10-08 11:48:10
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Steptoean or 497.00000 to 493.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Steptoean497.0 - 493.5USA (Wyoming) T. sp., T. resseri (9516)
Millardan497.0 - 486.85USA (Montana) T. sp. (90644 90672)