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Cheirocrinus logani

Rhombifera - Cheirocrinidae

Taxonomy
Glyptocystites logani was named by Billings (1857). Its type specimen is G.S.C.1385, 1385a, 1385d, 1385g and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cheirocrinus logani by Wilson (1946).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Glyptocystites logani Billings p. 57 figs. Pl. IV, figs. l a-lg.
1946Cheirocrinus logani Wilson p. 16

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

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 logani Billings 1857
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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: base of the Chatfieldian to the top of the Maysvillian or 453.80000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Glyptocystites logani (23990)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Cheirocrinus logani (197145 197159)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Quebec) Cheirocrinus logani (185477 197142)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Cheirocrinus logani (26293)