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Ronsocrinus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Melocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Ronsocrinus was named by Cordie and Witzke (2017). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Melocrinitidae by Cordie and Witzke (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Ronsocrinus Cordie and Witzke p. 8 figs. Figures 2, 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
suborderGlyptocrininaMoore 1952
superfamilyMelocrinitacead'Orbigny 1852
familyMelocrinitidae(Wachsmuth and Springer)
genusRonsocrinusCordie and Witzke 2017

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. †Ronsocrinus Cordie and Witzke 2017
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. R. Cordie and B. J. Witzke 2017Spherical calyx, high anal tube.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 17:13:32
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:32:16
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available