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Morenacrinus

Crinoidea - Cupulocrinidae

Species
M. silvani (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Morenacrinus Ausich et al. p. 983
2007Morenacrinus Ausich et al. p. 1381

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
superorderFlexibilia(Zittel 1895)
familyCupulocrinidaeMoore and Laudon 1943
genusMorenacrinus

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. †Morenacrinus Ausich et al. 2002
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Morenacrinus silvani Ausich et al. 2002
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. I. Ausich et al. 2002Radial facets plenary; radianal not full width of C radial; anal sac plates stellate sculpturing; fixed plates in regular interray absent; six primibrachials; patelloid processes absent; column pentameric, circular to pentalobate, homeomorphic.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-10-09 11:52:01
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:52:01
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Dobrotivian or 461.00000 to 459.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Spain (Cuidad Real) M. silvani (166760)