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Anthracocrinus

Crinoidea - Diplobathrida - Anthracocrinidae

Taxonomy
Anthracocrinus was named by Strimple and Watkins (1955) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-l]. It is not extant. Its type is Anthracocrinus primitivus.

It was assigned to Anthracocrinidae by Ausich (1998); and to Diplobathrida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
A. primitivus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Anthracocrinus Strimple and Watkins p. 348
1998Anthracocrinus Ausich p. 24
2002Anthracocrinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderDiplobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
superfamilyRhodocrinitoideaRoemer 1855
familyAnthracocrinidaeStrimple and Watkins 1955
genusAnthracocrinus

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. †Anthracocrinus Strimple and Watkins 1955
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Anthracocrinus primitivus Strimple and Watkins 1955
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:32:25
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:32:43
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Middle Ordovician to the top of the Blackriveran or 471.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (Oklahoma) A. primitivus (179624 201757)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) A. primitivus (24097 195568) A. sp. (24103)