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Dendrocrinus minutus

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Dendrocrinidae

Taxonomy
Dendrocrinus minutus was named by Twenhofel (1928) [Springer in Twenhofel 1928]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Carleton Point, which is in a Richmondian carbonate limestone/shale in the Vaureal Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Dendrocrinus minutus Twenhofel pp. 137 - 138 figs. Plate IV, figure 6
2006Dendrocrinus minutus Webster
2010Dendrocrinus minutus Ausich and Copper p. 39

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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
orderDendrocrinida
superfamilyDendrocrinaceaWachsmuth and Springer 1886
familyDendrocrinidaeWachsmuth and Springer 1886
genusDendrocrinusHall 1852
speciesminutus

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.

†Dendrocrinus minutus Twenhofel 1928
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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: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-10-09 11:47:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:47:50
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Richmondian or 449.60000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2Canada (Quebec) Dendrocrinus minutus (202373)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) Dendrocrinus minutus (type locality: 63675)