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Osteocrinus

Crinoidea - Roveacrinida - Somphocrinidae

Taxonomy
Osteocrinus was named by Kristan-Tollmann (1970) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi-l Tr Rhae Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. Its type is Rhabdotites rectus.

It was assigned to Roveacrinida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Somphocrinidae by Hess and Messing (2011).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Osteocrinus Kristan-Tollmann p. 784
1972Poculicrinus Mostler
2002Osteocrinus Sepkoski
2002Poculicrinus Sepkoski
2011Osteocrinus Hess and Messing p. 215

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
—Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
—Eucladida
subclassArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderRoveacrinidaSieverts-Doreck
familySomphocrinidae
genusOsteocrinusKristan-Tollmann 1970

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. †Osteocrinus Kristan-Tollmann 1970
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†Osteocrinus aghdarbandensis Kristan-Tollmann 1991
†Osteocrinus glaber Mostler 1972
†Osteocrinus rectus Frizzell and Exline 1955
†Osteocrinus rimosus Kristan-Tollmann 1977
†Osteocrinus sinensis Hess et al. 2016
†Osteocrinus spinosus Kristan-Tollmann 1970
†Osteocrinus virgatus Kristan-Tollmann 1970
Invalid names: Poculicrinus Mostler 1972 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 17:16:33
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:40:08
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Induan to the top of the Rhaetian or 251.90200 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan - Olenekian251.902 - 246.7Norway (Svalbard) O. sp. (181724)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Poland Rhabdotites rectus (99844)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Hungary O. rectus (99503)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy O. acus, O. rectus (50967 50969 50970) O. goestlingensis, O. rectus (50971) O. rectus (50965 50966 50968) O. saklibelensis, O. acus, O. sp., O. rectus (50972) O. saklibelensis, O. goestlingensis, O. rectus (50963 50964) O. saklibelensis, O. rectus (50962)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Iran O. saklibelensis, O. rectus, O. aghdarbandensis (97874)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Hungary O. sp. (99504)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Austria O. sp. (139396)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy O. acus, O. rectus (50978) O. rectus (50988) O. saklibelensis, O. rectus (50983) O. sp., O. rectus (163815)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Hungary O. sp. (99502)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy O. acus, O. reticulatus, O. rectus (50979) O. goestlingensis, O. acus, O. rectus (50976) O. goestlingensis, O. acus, O. sp., O. rectus (50982) O. rectus (50974 50985 50989) O. rectus, O. spinosus (164191) O. saklibelensis, O. acus, O. rectus (50980 50981 50984) O. saklibelensis, O. acus, O. sp., O. rectus (50975 50987) O. saklibelensis, O. goestlingensis, O. acus, O. rectus (50977) O. saklibelensis, O. goestlingensis, O. acus, O. sp., O. rectus (50986)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Guizhou) O. sinensis (181723)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3China (Guizhou) O. spinosus, O. virgatus (85166)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Slovakia O. sp. (85059)