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Physetocrinus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Actinocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Physetocrinus was named by Meek and Worthen (1869) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-l C Vise-l Sepkoski's reference number: 704,986]. It is not extant. Its type is Actinocrinus ventricosus.

It was assigned to Physetocrininae by Ubaghs et al. (1978) and Webster and Lane (1987); and to Monobathrida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Physetocrinus Meek and Worthen
1978Physetocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T460
1987Physetocrinus Webster and Lane p. 8
2002Physetocrinus 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
familyActinocrinitidaeAustin and Austin 1842
subfamilyPhysetocrininaeUbaghs 1978
genusPhysetocrinusMeek and Worthen 1869

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. †Physetocrinus Meek and Worthen 1869
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Physetocrinus copei Miller 1881
Physetocrinus lobatus Wachsmuth and Springer 1897
Physetocrinus majusculus Webster and Lane 1987
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, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Osagean or 352.00000 to 343.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (New Mexico) P. copei (235906 235907 235913 235918 235922 235923 235925) P. copei, P. lobatus (235903 235905 235910 235911 235912 235916 235917) P. lobatus (235914 235915)