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Somphocrinidae

Crinoidea - Roveacrinida - Somphocrinidae

Taxonomy
Somphocrinidae was named by Hess and Messing (2011). It is not extant. Its type is Somphocrinus.

It was assigned to Roveacrinida by Hess and Messing (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Somphocrinidae Hess and Messing

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
—Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
—Eucladida
subclassArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderRoveacrinidaSieverts-Doreck
familySomphocrinidae
familySomphocrinidae

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.

Fm. †Somphocrinidae Hess and Messing 2011
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G. †Ossicrinus Kristan-Tollmann 1970
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†Ossicrinus reticulatus Kristan-Tollmann 1970
G. †Osteocrinus Kristan-Tollmann 1970
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†Osteocrinus aghdarbandensis Kristan-Tollmann 1991
†Osteocrinus glaber Mostler 1972
†Osteocrinus rectus Frizzell and Exline 1955
†Osteocrinus rimosus Kristan-Tollmann 1977
†Osteocrinus sinensis Hess et al. 2016
†Osteocrinus spinosus Kristan-Tollmann 1970
†Osteocrinus virgatus Kristan-Tollmann 1970
Invalid names: Poculicrinus Mostler 1972 [synonym]
G. †Somphocrinus Peck 1943
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†Somphocrinus inflatus Donofrio and Mostler 1975
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Invalid names: Vasculicrinus fastigatus Donofrio and Mostler 1975 [synonym]
Invalid names: Vasculicrinus Donofrio and Mostler 1975 [synonym]
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Induan to the top of the Rhaetian or 251.90200 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (41 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan - Olenekian251.902 - 246.7Norway (Svalbard) Osteocrinus sp., Somphocrinus sp. (181724)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Poland Rhabdotites rectus (99844)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Hungary Osteocrinus rectus (99503)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Iran Osteocrinus saklibelensis, Osteocrinus rectus, Osteocrinus aghdarbandensis (97874)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy Osteocrinus acus, Osteocrinus rectus (50967 50969 50970) Osteocrinus goestlingensis, Osteocrinus rectus (50971) Osteocrinus rectus (50965 50966 50968) Osteocrinus saklibelensis, Osteocrinus acus, Osteocrinus sp., Osteocrinus rectus, Ossicrinus reticulatus (50972) Osteocrinus saklibelensis, Osteocrinus goestlingensis, Osteocrinus rectus (50963 50964) Osteocrinus saklibelensis, Osteocrinus rectus (50962)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Hungary Osteocrinus sp. (99504)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Austria Osteocrinus sp. (139396)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Osteocrinus acus, Osteocrinus rectus (50978) Osteocrinus rectus (50988) Osteocrinus saklibelensis, Osteocrinus rectus, Ossicrinus reticulatus (50983) Osteocrinus sp., Osteocrinus rectus (163815)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Hungary Osteocrinus sp. (99502)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy Osteocrinus acus, Osteocrinus reticulatus, Osteocrinus rectus (50979) Osteocrinus goestlingensis, Osteocrinus acus, Osteocrinus rectus (50976) Osteocrinus goestlingensis, Osteocrinus acus, Osteocrinus sp., Osteocrinus rectus, Ossicrinus reticulatus (50982) Osteocrinus rectus (50974 50985 50989) Osteocrinus rectus, Osteocrinus spinosus (164191) Osteocrinus saklibelensis, Osteocrinus acus, Osteocrinus rectus (50980) Osteocrinus saklibelensis, Osteocrinus acus, Osteocrinus rectus, Ossicrinus reticulatus (50984) Osteocrinus saklibelensis, Osteocrinus acus, Osteocrinus sp., Osteocrinus rectus (50975) Osteocrinus saklibelensis, Osteocrinus acus, Osteocrinus sp., Osteocrinus rectus, Ossicrinus reticulatus (50987) Osteocrinus saklibelensis, Osteocrinus acus, Somphocrinus sp., Osteocrinus rectus, Ossicrinus reticulatus (50981) Osteocrinus saklibelensis, Osteocrinus goestlingensis, Osteocrinus acus, Osteocrinus rectus (50977) Osteocrinus saklibelensis, Osteocrinus goestlingensis, Osteocrinus acus, Osteocrinus sp., Osteocrinus rectus (50986)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Guizhou) Osteocrinus sinensis (181723)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Mexico (Sonora) Somphocrinus mexicanus (90864)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3China (Guizhou) Osteocrinus spinosus, Osteocrinus virgatus (85166)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Austria Somphocrinus mexicanus (139390)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Slovakia Osteocrinus sp. (85059)