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Wacrinus millardensis

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Hexacrinitidae

Taxonomy
Wacrinus millardensis was named by Jell and Jell (1999). Its type specimen is QMF 36190 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is QML1030. south bank of creek above Casey Falls, Old Bohemia Station, which is in a Famennian marine grainstone/shale in the Virgin Hills Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Wacrinus millardensis Jell and Jell pp. 215 - 217 fig. 12,13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
suborderCompsocrininaUbaghs 1978
superfamilyHexacrinitaceaWachsmuth and Springer 1885
familyHexacrinitidae(Wachsmuth and Springer 1885)
genusWacrinus
speciesmillardensis

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.

Wacrinus millardensis Jell and Jell 1999
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. A. Jell and J. S. Jell 1999Cup small (up to 18mm long), basals and radials with large irregularly spaced tubercles and median ray ridges: 1st primibrach trans\ ersely subrectangular. fixed in theca. axillary, with 2 distal curved sides (at interbrachial sutures) meeting in middle of ray in sharp point; 1st secundibrach fixed in cup; interpnmibrachs large, 1 perinterray. with smaller tegminal plates distally. extending just proximal to primibrachs with obtuse angle between distal margins of adjacent radials; stem round in section, with small diameter relative to theca.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 17:13:32
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:32:16
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Middle Famennian or 368.50000 to 365.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Australia (Western Australia) Wacrinus millardensis (type locality: 38990)