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Heterocrinus simplex

Crinoidea - Heterocrinidae

Taxonomy
Heterocrinus simplex was named by Hall (1847). It is the type species of Ectenocrinus.

It was recombined as Ectenocrinus simplex by Miller (1889), Brower (2011), Brower et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Heterocrinus simplex Hall p. 280 figs. Pl. 76, figs. 2a-2
1889Ectenocrinus simplex Miller
2011Ectenocrinus simplex Brower p. 431 figs. 1.19-20
2024Ectenocrinus simplex Brower et al. p. 414

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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
speciessimplex

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.

Heterocrinus simplex Hall 1847
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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 Katian to the top of the Trentonian or 452.80000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Ectenocrinus canadensis (173364)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Ectenocrinus canadensis (167617)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Canada (Quebec) Heterocrinus simplex (181082)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Canada (Ontario) Heterocrinus simplex (180117)