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Lampterocrinus

Crinoidea - Diplobathrida - Lampterocrinidae

Taxonomy
Lampterocrinus was named by Roemer (1860) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov S Ludl].

It was assigned to Diplobathrida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lampterocrinidae by Moore and Jeffords (1968), Prokop (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Lampterocrinus Roemer
1968Lampterocrinus Moore and Jeffords p. 36
2002Lampterocrinus Sepkoski
2004Lampterocrinus Prokop p. 137

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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
superfamilyDimerocrinitaceavon Zittel 1879
familyLampterocrinidaeBather 1899
genusLampterocrinusRoemer 1860

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. †Lampterocrinus Roemer 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Stem lengths of 30 cm according to Brett (1984), therefore upper level epifaunal.g
Created: 2009-10-09 11:35:45
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:35:45
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Pridoli or 438.60000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Iowa) L. sp. (26712)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) L. sp. (528)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Iowa) L. sp. (24963 26763)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Wisconsin) L. inflatus (13353 26815)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Wisconsin) L. inflatus (26701 26707)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Illinois) L. inflatus (26816) L. sp. (26709)
Wenlock - Silurian432.9 - 419.62USA (Wisconsin) L. inflatus (13069 13075 13104)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Missouri) L. n. sp. (26822) L. sp. (26821)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Oklahoma) L. fatigatus (26823)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.0 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) L. fatigatus (26824)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (Tennessee) L. sp. (26772)