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Eodimerocrinites littlewoodi

Crinoidea - Diplobathrida - Dimerocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Eodimerocrinites littlewoodi was named by Donovan and Gilmour (2003). Its type specimen is BGS GSE 15126 and 15124C+15128 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Infilled quarry in Lady Burn, which is in a Katian offshore siltstone in the South Threave Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Eodimerocrinites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Eodimerocrinites littlewoodi Donovan and Gilmour pp. 156 - 158 figs. 1A, C, 2A, C, 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderDiplobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
superfamilyDimerocrinitaceavon Zittel 1879
familyDimerocrinitidaevon Zittel 1879
genusEodimerocrinitesDonovan and Gilmour 2003
specieslittlewoodiDonovan and Gilmour 2003

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.

Eodimerocrinites littlewoodi Donovan and Gilmour 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:32:25
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:32:43
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, 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 - 445.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Eodimerocrinites littlewoodi (type locality: 181069)