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Sphaerotocrinus

Crinoidea - Diplobathrida - Rhodocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Sphaerotocrinus was named by Goldring (1923) [Sepkoski's age data: D Gedi]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rhodocrinitidae by Ubaghs et al. (1978); and to Diplobathrida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Sphaerotocrinus Goldring
1978Sphaerotocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T431
2002Sphaerotocrinus 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
familyRhodocrinitidae(Roemer 1855)
genusSphaerotocrinusGoldring 1923

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. †Sphaerotocrinus Goldring 1923
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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: 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: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Pridoli or 422.70000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (West Virginia) S. sp. (26825)