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Storthingocrinus

Crinoidea - Pygmaeocrinidae

Taxonomy
Storthingocrinus was named by Schultze (1867) [Sepkoski's age data: D l D m]. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Storthingocrinus Schultze
1978Storthingocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T559
2002Storthingocrinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Disparida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
superfamilyBelemnocrinoideaMiller 1883
familyPygmaeocrinidaeStrimple 1963
genusStorthingocrinusSchultze 1867

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. †Storthingocrinus Schultze 1867
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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: 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

Age range: Early/Lower Givetian or 387.95000 to 385.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany S. wotanicus (235201)