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Ectocrinus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Amphoracrinidae

Taxonomy
Ectocrinus was named by Wright (1955) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-u Sepkoski's reference number: 986]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Ectocrinus Wright
1978Ectocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T452
2002Ectocrinus 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
superfamilyPeriechocrinaceaBronn 1848
familyAmphoracrinidaeBather 1899
genusEctocrinusWright 1955

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. †Ectocrinus Wright 1955
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available