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Arrectocrinus

Crinoidea - Catacrinidae

Taxonomy
Arrectocrinus was named by Knapp (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: C Step-l C Step-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cladida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Catacrinidae by Webster (2006).

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by D. van Oyen on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Arrectocrinus Knapp
2002Arrectocrinus Sepkoski
2006Arrectocrinus Webster

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
superorderCyathoformes
superfamilyErisocrinoidea(Wachsmuth and Springer 1886)
familyCatacrinidaeKnapp 1969
genusArrectocrinusKnapp 1969

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. †Arrectocrinus Knapp 1969
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Arrectocrinus iowensis Pabian and Strimple 1980
Arrectocrinus major Weller 1909
Arrectocrinus texanus Weller 1909
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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Rusavkinian to the top of the Kungurian or 303.70000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rusavkinian303.7 - 287.6USA (Iowa) A. iowensis (124436)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Delocrinus major, Delocrinus texanus (89392)