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Levicyathocrinites

Crinoidea - Cyathocrinida - Cyathocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Levicyathocrinites was named by Frest (1977). Its type is Cyathocrinus acinotubus.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Levicyathocrinites Frest
2010Levicyathocrinites Ausich and Copper p. 49

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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)
superfamilyCyathocrinitoidea(Roemer 1854)
familyCyathocrinitidaeRoemer 1854
genusLevicyathocrinitesFrest 1977

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. †Levicyathocrinites Frest 1977
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Levicyathocrinites sablensis 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: 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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Sheinwoodian or 438.60000 to 430.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) L. sablensis (202393)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (Wisconsin) L. vanhorni (13069)