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Crinobrachiatus

Crinoidea - Myelodactylida - Myelodactylidae

Taxonomy
Crinobrachiatus was named by Moore (1962) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-l]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Crinobrachiatus Moore
1978Crinobrachiatus Ubaghs et al. p. T552
2002Crinobrachiatus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
superorderDisparida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
orderMyelodactylida
familyMyelodactylidaeMiller 1883
genusCrinobrachiatusMoore 1962

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. †Crinobrachiatus Moore 1962
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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: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Stem lengths of 5-7 cm according to Brett (1984), therefore intermediate level epifaunal.g
Created: 2009-10-09 11:46:03
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:46:03
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Wenlock or 433.40000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4USA (New York) C. brachiatus (26801)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (New York) C. brachiatus (13050 13051) C. sp. (13052 26854)