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Acacocrinus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Periechocrinidae

Taxonomy
Acacocrinus was named by Wachsmuth and Springer (1897) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-m D Give Sepkoski's reference number: 703]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Monobathrida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Periechocrinidae by Ausich et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Acacocrinus Wachsmuth and Springer
2002Acacocrinus Sepkoski
2012Acacocrinus Ausich et al. p. 616

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
suborderCompsocrininaUbaghs 1978
superfamilyPeriechocrinaceaBronn 1848
familyPeriechocrinidaeBronn 1849
genusAcacocrinusWachsmuth and Springer 1897

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. †Acacocrinus Wachsmuth and Springer 1897
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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 17:13:32
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:32:16
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Llandovery to the top of the Wenlock or 443.40000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Ohio) A. anebos (13337)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Indiana) A. americanus (26771)