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Maquoketocrinus ornatus

Crinoidea - Diplobathrida - Rhodocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Maquoketocrinus ornatus was named by Slocom and Foerste (1924). Its type specimen is FMNH 16840 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Clermont, which is in a Richmondian marine shale in the Scales Formation of Iowa. It is the type species of Maquoketocrinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Maquoketocrinus ornatus Slocom and Foerste pp. 330 - 331 figs. Plate xxx, figs. 12, 13.

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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
superfamilyRhodocrinitoideaRoemer 1855
familyRhodocrinitidae(Roemer 1855)
genusMaquoketocrinus
speciesornatus

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.

Maquoketocrinus ornatus Slocom and Foerste 1924
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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: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Richmondian or 449.60000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Iowa) Maquoketocrinus ornatus (type locality: 183359)