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Cheirocrinus constrictus

Rhombifera - Cheirocrinidae

Taxonomy
Cheirocrinus constrictus was named by Bather (1913). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 5. “Starfish Bed,” small cliff above S. bank of Lady Burn River, 100 meters south of South Treave Farmhouse, Thraive Glen, Girvan, which is in a Rawtheyan carbonate limestone in the South Threave Formation of the United Kingdom.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Cheirocrinus constrictus Bather p. 442 figs. pl. 4, fig. 49-56, text fig. 48-58
1951Cheirocrinus constrictus Regnell pp. 10 - 12 figs. Pl. I , fig. 1- 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyGlyptocystitoida(Bather 1899)
familyCheirocrinidaeJaekel 1899
genusCheirocrinusEichwald 1856
speciesconstrictus

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.

Cheirocrinus constrictus Bather 1913
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:36:13
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:45:28
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Rawtheyan or 448.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2Belgium Cheirocrinus constrictus (196946)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Cheirocrinus constrictus (type locality: 73134)