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Rhenocrinus

Crinoidea - Poteriocrinina - Rhenocrinidae

Taxonomy
Rhenocrinus was named by Jaekel (1906) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-l]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Rhenocrinidae, Rhenocrinacea.

It was assigned to Rhenocrinidae by Ubaghs et al. (1978); and to Cladida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Rhenocrinus Jaekel
1978Rhenocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T636
2002Rhenocrinus Sepkoski

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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
orderPoteriocrinina(Jaekel 1918)
superfamilyRhenocrinaceaJaekel 1918
familyRhenocrinidaeJaekel 1918
genusRhenocrinusJaekel 1906

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. †Rhenocrinus Jaekel 1906
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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, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Emsian or 410.62000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany R. ramosissimus, R. lobatus (26904)