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Botryocrinus

Crinoidea

Taxonomy
Botryocrinus was named by Angelin (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-u D Give Sepkoski's reference number: 254]. It is not extant. Its type is Botryocrinus ramosissimus. It is the type genus of Botryocrinidae.

It was assigned to Botryocrinidae by Laudon (1936), Ubaghs et al. (1978); to Cladida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cyathoformes by Wright (2017).

Species
B. ramosissimus (type species), B. thomasi
Species lacking formal opinion data
B. montisguyonensis, B. neimani, B. nucleus, B. parcus, B. polyxa, B. polyxo, B. punctatus, B. reimanni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Botryocrinus Angelin
1936Botryocrinus Laudon
1978Botryocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T613
2002Botryocrinus Sepkoski
2017Botryocrinus 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
superorderCyathoformes
genusBotryocrinusAngelin 1878

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. †Botryocrinus Angelin 1878
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†Botryocrinus ramosissimus Angelin 1878
†Botryocrinus thomasi Laudon 1936
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Givetian or 432.90000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) B. sp. (528)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6USA (Iowa) B. sp. (26769)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden (Gotland) B. sp. (13597)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (Indiana) B. sp. (26805)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Tennessee) B. polyxa (26788)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Indiana) B. polyxo (26778 26789 26792 26794 26856) B. polyxo, B. nucleus (26787)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Czechia B. sp. (14104)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Missouri) B. sp. nov. 1, B. sp. nov. 2 (26822)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.0 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) B. parcus (26824)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62France (Bretagne) B. punctatus (81603)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47France B. montisguyonensis (56705)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47France (Alsace) B. montisguyonensis (40505)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Ohio) B. neimani (38460)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Iowa) B. thomasi (123302 123303)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) B. reimanni (5658)