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Macrocrinus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Batocrinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Macrocrinus Jaekel
1978Macrocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T469
2002Macrocrinus Sepkoski
2018Macrocrinus Ausich et al. p. 701

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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
superfamilyCarpocrinaceade Koninck and LeHon 1854
familyBatocrinidaeWachsmuth and Springer 1881
genusMacrocrinusJaekel 1895

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. †Macrocrinus Jaekel 1895
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Macrocrinus casualis Miller and Gurley 1895
Macrocrinus konincki Shumard 1855
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Invalid names: Batocrinus rudis Miller and Gurley 1896 [synonym]
Macrocrinus mundulus Hall 1859
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Invalid names: Actinocrinus agnatus Miller 1891 [synonym], Actinocrinus lagunculus Hall 1859 [synonym], Actinocrinus similis Hall 1859 [synonym], Batocrinus jucundus Miller and Gurley 1890 [synonym], Batocrinus procerus Miller and Gurley 1895 [synonym]
Macrocrinus strotobasilaris Ausich and Lane 1982
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 Osagean to the top of the Arundian or 351.90000 to 339.90000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Kentucky) M. konincki (65685 65686)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Kentucky) M. sp. (6202 6203 6204 6205 6206 165192 165193 165194 165195 165201 165202 165244)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Tennessee) M. sp. (165240 165241)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Indiana) M. strotobasilaris (2455)
Osagean - Chadian351.9 - 339.9USA (Kentucky) M. sp. (6201 165199)
Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Missouri) M. mundulus (726)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9USA (Kentucky) M. sp. (2673)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9USA (Indiana) M. mundulus, M. strotobasilaris (2059) M. strotobasilaris (2208) M. strotobasilarsis (2252)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Indiana) M. sp. (556 557 558 8068 8070 8072 8075)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Illinois) M. mundulus (718)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Kentucky) M. mundulus (37879)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Iowa) M. mundulus (720 721)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Missouri) M. mundulus (723 724 725 727)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Kentucky) M. verneuillianus (2713)