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Arthroacantha

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Hexacrinitidae

Taxonomy
Arthroacantha was named by Wlliams (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-l D Fras]. It is not extant.

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

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Sister genera
Arthracantha

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Arthroacantha Wlliams
1886Arthracantha Hinde
1936Arthracantha Goldring
1978Arthroacantha Ubaghs et al. p. T475
2002Arthroacantha Sepkoski

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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
superfamilyHexacrinitaceaWachsmuth and Springer 1885
familyHexacrinitidae(Wachsmuth and Springer 1885)
genusArthroacanthaWlliams 1883

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. †Arthroacantha Wlliams 1883
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Invalid names: Arthracantha Hinde 1886 [nomen vanum]
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 et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Emsian to the top of the Givetian or 410.62000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Devonian419.62 - 358.86USA (New York) Arthracantha ithacensis (123539)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Czechia A. vega (14137)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany (Gemuenden) A. claviger (26903)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) A. ithacensis (235091)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47South Africa A. sp. (35578)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Canada (Ontario) A. carpenteri (75583)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (New York) A. carpenteri (91091 91216)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31Canada (Ontario) A. carpenteri (193694)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) A. carpenteri (38475)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Indiana) A. carpenteri (66002)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Maryland) A. punctobrachiata (10453)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Ohio) A. carpenteri (38457 38458 38459 38460 38462 38463 38464)