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Sampsonocrinus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Actinocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Sampsonocrinus was named by Miller and Gurley (1895) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-l C Vise-l Sepkoski's reference number: 986]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Actinocrinitinae by Webster and Lane (1987); and to Monobathrida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Sampsonocrinus Miller and Gurley
1987Sampsonocrinus Webster and Lane p. 16 figs. Fig. 5, 1, 2
2002Sampsonocrinus 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
subfamilyActinocrinitinaeAustin and Austin 1842
genusSampsonocrinusMiller and Gurley 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. †Sampsonocrinus Miller and Gurley 1895
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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

Age range: base of the Arundian to the top of the Holkerian or 346.70000 to 340.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ivorian - Chadian353.8 - 340.0Ireland S. westheadi (76515)
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 340.0Ireland S. westheadi (76517)