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Ibexocrinus

Crinoidea - Homocrinida - Homocrinidae

Taxonomy
Ibexocrinus was named by Lane (1970) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u O Llvi-u].

It was assigned to Homocrinidae by Lane (1970), Ausich (1998); and to Disparida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Ibexocrinus Lane pp. 13 - 14
1998Ibexocrinus Ausich p. 26
2002Ibexocrinus 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)
orderHomocrinida
familyHomocrinidaeKirk 1914
genusIbexocrinus

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. †Ibexocrinus Lane 1970
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
N. G. Lane 1970A homocrinoid with arms that branch isotomously on the primaxils, and with a heterotomously alternate pattern distally; without a distinctive anal sac or enlarged proximal columnals; with the Bray super- and inferradial together slightly higher than simple radial plates in the A and D rays.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:34:13
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:33:22
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available