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Bolbocrinus

Crinoidea - Cyathocrinida - Hypocrinidae

Taxonomy
Bolbocrinus was named by Wanner (1916) [Sepkoski's age data: P l P Guad-u]. It is not extant. Its type is Bolbocrinus hieroglyphicus. It is the type genus of Bolbocrininae.

It was assigned to Bolbocrininae by Arendt (1970), Ubaghs et al. (1978); to Cladida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Codiacrinidae by Wanner (1916), Webster and Webster (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Bolbocrinus Wanner
1970Bolbocrinus Arendt p. 108
1978Bolbocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T599
2002Bolbocrinus Sepkoski
2012Bolbocrinus Webster and Webster pp. 607 - 608

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
RankNameAuthor
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
superorderCyathoformes
orderCyathocrinida(Bather 1899)
superfamilyHypocrinaceaWanner 1916
familyHypocrinidaeWanner 1916
subfamilyBolbocrininaeWanner 1930
genusBolbocrinusWanner 1916

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. †Bolbocrinus Wanner 1916
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Bolbocrinus curvatus Marez Oyens 1940
Bolbocrinus eudoxiae Yakovlev 1927
Bolbocrinus irregularis Wanner 1916
Bolbocrinus pusillus Wanner 1916
Bolbocrinus rex Wanner 1916
Bolbocrinus turbinatus Wanner 1924
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: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Wordian or 290.10000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Permian298.9 - 251.902Indonesia (Timor) B. rex (223631) B. waldthauseniae (223619)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Indonesia B. sp., B. hieroglyphicus, B. irregularis, B. pusillus, B. rex, B. turbinatus, B. waldthauseniae (118268)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Russian Federation B. eudoxiae (101527)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28Indonesia B. sp. (39608 39610)