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Cheirocrinus dilatatus

Rhombifera - Cheirocrinidae

Taxonomy
Cheirocrinus dilatatus was named by Regnell (1951). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fosses, which is in a Katian deep-water limestone/shale in the Fosses Formation of Belgium.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Cheirocrinus dilatatus Regnell p. 13 figs. Pl. I, fig. 9

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

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 dilatatus Regnell 1951
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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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Katian or 452.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2Belgium Cheirocrinus dilatatus (type locality: 196946)