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Metaperimestocrinus

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Pirasocrinidae

Taxonomy
Metaperimestocrinus was named by Strimple (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: C Bash C Step-l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cladida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pirasocrinidae by Webster et al. (2009).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Metaperimestocrinus Strimple
2002Metaperimestocrinus Sepkoski
2009Metaperimestocrinus Webster et al. p. 248

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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
orderDendrocrinida
superfamilyPirasocrinoidea(Moore and Laudon 1943)
familyPirasocrinidaeMoore and Laudon 1943
genusMetaperimestocrinusStrimple 1961

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. †Metaperimestocrinus Strimple 1961
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Metaperimestocrinus aoertuensis Webster et al. 2009
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: Moscovian or 315.20000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0China (Xinjiang) M. aoertuensis (92636)