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Apektocrinidae

Crinoidea - Apektocrinidae

Taxonomy
Apektocrinidae was named by Guensburg and Sprinkle (2009). Its type is Apektocrinus.

It was assigned to Cladida by Guensburg and Sprinkle (2009).

Subtaxa
Apektocrinus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Apektocrinidae Guensburg and Sprinkle p. 353

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
—Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
familyApektocrinidae
familyApektocrinidae

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. †Apektocrinidae Guensburg and Sprinkle 2009
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G. †Apektocrinus Guensburg and Sprinkle 2009
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†Apektocrinus ubaghsi Guensburg and Sprinkle 2009
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: Gasconadian or 486.85000 to 477.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gasconadian486.85 - 477.1USA (Idaho) Apektocrinus ubaghsi (191404)