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Bouskacrinus

Crinoidea - Cyathocrinida - Gasterocomidae

Taxonomy
Bouskacrinus was named by Prokop (2011). Its type is Bouskacrinus solus.

It was assigned to Gasterocomidae by Prokop (2011).

Species
B. solus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Bouskacrinus Prokop

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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
orderCyathocrinida(Bather 1899)
superfamilyGasterocomaceaRoemer 1854
familyGasterocomidaeRoemer 1854
genusBouskacrinus

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. †Bouskacrinus Prokop 2011
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Bouskacrinus solus Prokop 2011
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: 2009-10-09 11:50:31
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:50:31
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Pragian or 432.90000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Tennessee) B. waldronensis (26802)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Missouri) B. laudoni (26822)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia B. solus (174608)