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Ampelocrinus

Crinoidea

Taxonomy
Ampelocrinus was named by Kirk (1942) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-u C Serp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 660]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Ampelocrinidae.

It was assigned to Ampelocrinidae by Ubaghs et al. (1978), Webster and Jell (1999); to Cladida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Articuliformes by Wright (2017).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Ampelocrinus Kirk
1978Ampelocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T674
1999Ampelocrinus Webster and Jell p. 317
2002Ampelocrinus Sepkoski
2017Ampelocrinus Wright

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
ArticuliformesWright 2017
genusAmpelocrinusKirk 1942

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. †Ampelocrinus Kirk 1942
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Ampelocrinus convexus Strimple 1940
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: 2009-10-09 11:50:31
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:50:31
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Brigantian to the top of the Morrowan or 335.90000 to 318.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom A. plumosus (90826)
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Oklahoma) A. convexus (128689)