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Dendrocrinacea

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Dendrocrinacea Wachsmuth and Springer
1978Dendrocrinacea Ubaghs et al. p. T607
1998Dendrocrinacea Ausich p. 20
1998Dendrocrinacea Ausich et al.
2002Dendrocrinacea Ausich et al. p. 982
2007Dendrocrinacea Ausich et al. p. 1381
2010Dendrocrinacea Ausich and Copper p. 37

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
—Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
—Eucladida
superorderCyathoformes
orderDendrocrinida
superfamilyDendrocrinaceaWachsmuth and Springer 1886
superfamilyDendrocrinaceaWachsmuth and Springer 1886

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.

Superfm. †Dendrocrinacea Wachsmuth and Springer 1886
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Fm. †Colpodecrinidae Sprinkle and Kolata 1982
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G. †Archaetaxocrinus Lewis 1981
G. †Colpodecrinus Sprinkle and Kolata 1982
G. †Fresnedacrinus Ausich et al. 2002
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†Fresnedacrinus ibericus Ausich et al. 2002
Fm. †Dendrocrinidae Wachsmuth and Springer 1886
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G. †Aetocrinus Ausich and Copper 2010
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†Aetocrinus gracilis Ausich and Copper 2010
G. †Alsopocrinus Tansey 1922
G. †Atractocrinus Kirk 1948
G. †Bactrocrinites Schnur 1849
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†Bactrocrinites jaekeli Schmidt 1934
Invalid names: Bactrocrinus Quenstedt 1875 [nomen vanum]
G. †Brechmocrinus Ausich et al. 1998
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†Brechmocrinus eos Ausich et al. 1998
G. †Compagicrinus Jobson and Paul 1979
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†Compagicrinus fenestratus Jobson and Paul 1979
G. †Dendrocrinus Hall 1852
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†Dendrocrinus latibrachiatus Billings 1857
†Dendrocrinus leptos Ausich and Copper 2010
†Dendrocrinus minutus Twenhofel 1928
†Dendrocrinus simcoensis Wright et al. 2019
†Dendrocrinus tener Billings 1866
Invalid names: Dendrocrinus acutidactylus Billings 1859 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Elpasocrinus Sprinkle and Wahlm 1994
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†Elpasocrinus radiatus Sprinkle and Wahlman 1994
G. †Esthonocrinus Jeakel 1918
G. †Grenprisia Moore 1962
G. †Laurucrinus Ausich and Copper 2010
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†Laurucrinus sandtopensis Ausich and Copper 2010
G. †Ottawacrinus Billings 1887
G. †Parisangulocrinus Schmidt 1934
G. †Rozhnovicrinus Ausich et al. 2019
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†Rozhnovicrinus isakarae Ausich et al. 2019
Invalid names: Ottawacrinidae Moore and Laudon 1943 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 11:50:31
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:50:31
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Floian to the top of the Givetian or 477.10000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (115 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Floian477.1 - 471.3France (Montagne Noire) Aetocrinus moorei (20827)
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (New York) Dendrocrinus sp. (333 334 430)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland) Brechmocrinus eos (196154 196163)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Spain (Cuidad Real) Fresnedacrinus ibericus (166760)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Ottawacrinus sp. (336)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Ottawacrinus typus (26188)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (New York) Dendrocrinus alternatus (104597 104599 104603)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Dendrocrinus sp. (23449)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Colpodecrinus sp. (24101) Dendrocrinus latibranchiatus (23990) Dendrocrinus rusticus (24097) Dendrocrinus sp. (24102)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Dendrocrinus sp. (23400)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Dendrocrinus sp. (23454)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Dendrocrinus sp., Grenprisia billingsi (23457)
Rocklandian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Dendrocrinus sp. (23402)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Dendrocrinidae indet., Dendrocrinus acutidactylus (23404) Dendrocrinus acutidactylus (23403)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Dendrocrinus acutidactylus (23472 23477 23481)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa, Illinois) Dendrocrinus acutidactylus (23474)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (New York) Dendrocrinus sp. (433)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Ottawacrinus sp., Ottawacrinus typus (26263)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Canada (Quebec) Dendrocrinus acutidactylus (181082) Dendrocrinus latibrachiatus (182446) Dendrocrinus minutus (202373)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Canada (Ontario) Dendrocrinus gregarius, Dendrocrinus similis, Dendrocrinus rusticus (180117) Dendrocrinus simcoensis (200125) Dendrocrinus sp. (192277) Grenprisia billingsi (192276) Grenprisia billingsi, Dendrocrinus simcoensis (192275) Grenprisia sp. (228229)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) Dendrocrinus sp. (383)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Dendrocrinus alternatus (26293)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Dendrocrinus sp. (23521)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Dendrocrinus sp. (23409)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Dendrocrinus oswegoensis (23524) Dendrocrinus oswegoensis, Dendrocrinus sp. (23522)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Wyoming) Dendrocrinus sp. (10446)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Dendrocrinus sp. (23410)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) Dendrocrinus sp. (388)
Maysvillian - Richmondian450.2 - 445.5USA (Wyoming) Dendrocrinus sp. (35350)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Iowa) Dendrocrinus oswegoensis (13200) Dendrocrinus sp., Dendrocrinus curvijunctus (13204)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Illinois) Dendrocrinidae indet. (382)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Illinois, Iowa) Dendrocrinus curvijunctus, Dendrocrinus kayi (23534 23546)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) Dendrocrinus sp. (377)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) Dendrocrinus minutus (63675)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.1USA (Ohio) Dendrocrinus sp. (392 393 394)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Dendrocrinus granditubus (73134)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Dendrocrinus leptos (202374 202377)
Juuru443.1 - 440.8Estonia Rozhnovicrinus isakarae (188424)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom (Wales) Dendrocrinus gasworksensis (3479)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Canada (Quebec) Dendrocrinus leptos (202383)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) Dendrocrinus parvus (3490 3493 13289)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (New York) Dendrocrinus aphelos, Dendrocrinus bactronodosus (26773) Dendrocrinus sp. (451) Dendrocrinus ursae (13290)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7USA (New York) Dendrocrinus sp. (26801)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) Bactrocrinites sp. (528)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Estonia (Jõgeva) Rozhnovicrinus isakarae (206509)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Canada (Quebec) Laurucrinus sandtopensis (202390)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6USA (New York) Dendrocrinus longidactylus (82547)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6USA (Ohio) Dendrocrinus daytonensis, Dendrocrinidae sp. (22964)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom Dendrocrinus extensidiscus, Dendrocrinus sp. (224104)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) Aetocrinus gracilis (202394) Dendrocrinus sp. (202393) Dendrocrinus sp., Aetocrinus gracilis (202396)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (New York) Dendrocrinus sp. (26863 26864)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Canada (Ontario) Dendrocrinus sp. (26855) Dendrocrinus spp. (26687)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (New York) Dendrocrinus longidactylus (12932 12933 12936 13047 13050) Dendrocrinus sp. (541 12934 13051 26854)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Tennessee) Dendrocrinus sp. (26802)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Australia (Victoria) Dendrocrinus saundersi (25711)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Australia (Victoria) Dendrocrinus arrugius (39134 39136 39142) Dendrocrinus sp. (39145)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Mongolia Dendrocrinacea indet. (41062)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.0 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) Bactrocrinites oklahomensis (26824)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Australia (Victoria) Dendrocrinus saundersi (39131)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (New York) Dendrocrinus sp. (26690)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Australia (Victoria) Dendrocrinus arrugius (39125)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia Bactrocrinites sp. (94439 94441)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany (Gemuenden) Parisangulocrinus zeaeformis, Bactrocrinus trabicus, Bactrocrinus jaekeli (26903)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany Parisangulocrinus cucumis, Parisangulocrinus furcaxialis, Parisangulocrinus minax, Parisangulocrinus schmidti, Parisangulocrinus zeaeformis, Bactrocrinus jaekeli (26904) Parisangulocrinus zeaeformis (163371)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Spain (León) Bactrocrinites robustus (192935)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Tajikistan Bactrocrinites reimani (79093)
Late/Upper Eifelian390.5 - 387.95Germany Bactrocrinites sp. (60140)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) Atractocrinus kopfi (5658) Bactrocrinites fieldi (5661 5662)