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Alopocrinus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Paramelocrinidae

Taxonomy
Alopocrinus was named by Ausich and Copper (2010). Its type is Alopocrinus parvus.

It was assigned to Paramelocrinidae by Ausich and Copper (2010).

Species
A. parvus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Alopocrinus Ausich and Copper

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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
familyParamelocrinidaeUbaghs 1958
genusAlopocrinus

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. †Alopocrinus Ausich and Copper 2010
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†Alopocrinus parvus Ausich and Copper 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Rhuddanian or 443.10000 to 440.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Canada (Quebec) A. parvus (202384)