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Pleurocrinus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Platycrinitidae

Taxonomy
Pleurocrinus was named by Austin and Austin (1843) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-l P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2,704]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Monobathrida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Platycrinitidae by Webster and Lane (1987), Webster (1987), Webster and Webster (2012), Webster et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Pleurocrinus Austin and Austin
1987Pleurocrinus Webster p. 101
1987Pleurocrinus Webster and Lane p. 9
2002Pleurocrinus Sepkoski
2012Pleurocrinus Webster and Webster p. 1820
2025Pleurocrinus Webster et al. p. 648

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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
suborderGlyptocrininaMoore 1952
superfamilyPlatycrinitoidea(Austin and Austin 1843)
familyPlatycrinitidaeBassler 1938
genusPleurocrinusAustin and Austin 1843

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. †Pleurocrinus Austin and Austin 1843
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†Pleurocrinus depressus Wanner 1916
†Pleurocrinus ellesmerense Broadhead and Strimple 1977
†Pleurocrinus formosus Miller and Gurley 1895
†Pleurocrinus globosus Wanner 1916
†Pleurocrinus goldfussi Wanner 1916
†Pleurocrinus omanensis Webster and Sevastopulo 2007
†Pleurocrinus spectabilis Wanner 1916
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Invalid names: Pleurocrinus pusillus Wanner 1916 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. D. Webster and N. G. Lane 1987Like Platycrinites except anal opening lateral on tegmen just above RR with or without primanal, which, when present, may be followed by a row of small plates.
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 Arundian to the top of the Capitanian or 346.70000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (New Mexico) P. quinquenodus (235903 235905 235911 235917) P. sp., P. quinquenodus (235910)
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 339.9Ireland P. coronatus, P. mucronatus, P. rugosus, P. sp. (76517)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom P. mucronatus, P. coronatus, P. rugosus, P. suberculatus (90820)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) P. sp. (88211 120562 120563 120565)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Oman Platycrinites omanensis (77176)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Indonesia P. depressus, P. spectabilis, P. pusillus, P. goldfussi, P. globosus (118268)
Artinskian - Wuchiapingian290.1 - 254.14Oman P. omanensis (275576)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Oman P. omanensis (275572)
Kungurian - Roadian283.3 - 266.9Oman P. omanensis (275575)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28Indonesia P. pusillus, P. globosus (39608 39610)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Canada (Nunavut) Platycrinites ellesmerense (104953)