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Osteocrinus virgatus

Crinoidea - Roveacrinida - Somphocrinidae

Taxonomy
Osteocrinus virgatus was named by Kristan-Tollmann (1970).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. acus, O. goestlingensis, O. reticulatus, O. saklibelensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Osteocrinus virgatus Kristan-Tollmann

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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
subclassArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderRoveacrinidaSieverts-Doreck
familySomphocrinidae
genusOsteocrinusKristan-Tollmann 1970
speciesvirgatusKristan-Tollmann 1970

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.

†Osteocrinus virgatus Kristan-Tollmann 1970
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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: facultatively mobileo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 17:16:33
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:40:08
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Tuvalian or 233.60000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3China (Guizhou) Osteocrinus virgatus (85166)