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Heterocrinus heterodactylus

Crinoidea - Heterocrinidae

Taxonomy
Heterocrinus heterodactylus was named by Hall (1847).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Heterocrinus heterodactylus Hall

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
superorderDisparida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
familyHeterocrinidaeZittel 1879
genusHeterocrinusHall 1872
speciesheterodactylusHall 1847

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.

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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: 2004-02-28 16:34:13
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:33:22
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chatfieldian to the top of the Edenian or 453.80000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) Heterocrinus heterodactylus (76092)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (New York) Heterocrinus heterodactylus (76089 76090 76091)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) Heterocrinus heterodactylus (173051)