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Adelphicrinus

Crinoidea

Species
A. fortuitus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Adelphicrinus Guensburg and Sprinkle p. 23
2017Adelphicrinus Cole

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
genusAdelphicrinus

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.

G. †Adelphicrinus Guensburg and Sprinkle 2003
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Adelphicrinus fortuitus Guensburg and Sprinkle 2003
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. E. Guensburg and J. Sprinkle 2003A monocyclic camerate with arm branching above cup, radials in lateral contact, five primibrachs, arms free above primibrach two, interbrachial fields small, with small plates arranged in a 1-3 pattern in one case, interbrachials with small pores at plate corners; free arms branch at least twice, isotomous, no pinnules observed, Brr uniserial; proximal stem relatively large, circular, pentameric, with large circular lumen.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 12:31:37
Modified: 2010-02-10 07:13:41
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Blackhillsian or 475.30000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (Utah) A. fortuitus (201741)