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Zophocrinus

Crinoidea - Zophocrinidae

Taxonomy
Zophocrinus was named by Miller (1891) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl S Ludl Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Zophocrinidae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Zophocrinus Miller
1978Zophocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T561
2002Zophocrinus 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)
superfamilyBelemnocrinoideaMiller 1883
familyZophocrinidaeMiller 1892
genusZophocrinusMiller 1891

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. †Zophocrinus Miller 1891
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Ludlow or 433.40000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Oklahoma) Z. sp. (528)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5USA (Indiana) Z. sp. (26798)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Indiana) Z. howardi (26700 26811)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Tennessee) Z. sp. (26802)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Wisconsin) Z. sp. (26815)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Illinois) Z. sp. (26816)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.6 - 419.2USA (Oklahoma) Z. angulatus (26824)