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Cincinnaticrinus varibrachialus

Crinoidea - Homocrinida - Cincinnaticrinidae

Taxonomy
Cincinnaticrinus varibrachialus was named by Warn and Strimple (1977). It is the type species of Cincinnaticrinus.

It was recombined as Heterocrinus tenuis by Billings (1857).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Heterocrinus heterodactylus Hall
1857Heterocrinus tenuis Billings
1977Cincinnaticrinus varibrachialus Warn and Strimple
2024Cincinnaticrinus varibrachialus Brower et al. p. 416

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
superorderDisparida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
orderHomocrinida
familyCincinnaticrinidaeWarn and Strimple 1977
subfamilyCincinnaticrininaeWarn and Strimple 1977
genusCincinnaticrinusWarn and Strimple 1977
speciesvaribrachialus

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.

†Cincinnaticrinus varibrachialus Warn and Strimple 1977
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Invalid names: Heterocrinus heterodactylus Hall 1847 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-10-09 11:22:59
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:22:59
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Turinian to the top of the Edenian or 457.30000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Quebec) Heterocrinus tenuis (195625)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Isotomocrinus tenuis (23460 23465)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Isotomocrinus tenuis (23457)
Rocklandian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Isotomocrinus tenuis (23394 23402)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) Heterocrinus heterodactylus (76092)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (New York) Heterocrinus heterodactylus (76089 76090 76091)
Katian452.8 - 445.2USA (New York) Cincinnaticrinus varibrachialus (236743)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Canada (Ontario) Heterocrinus tenuis (180117) Isotomocrinus tenuis (192275 192276 192278)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Canada (Quebec) Heterocrinus tenuis (181082)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) Heterocrinus heterodactylus (173051)