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Rosfacrinus robustus

Crinoidea - Diplobathrida - Dimerocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Rosfacrinus robustus was named by Le Menn and Spjeldnaes (1996). Its type specimen is IGR 16850 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is À l'Ouest de l'oued er Rosfa el Hamra., which is in a Katian coastal siltstone in the Upper Tiouririne Formation of Morocco. It is the type species of Rosfacrinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Rosfacrinus robustus Le Menn and Spjeldnaes pp. 343 - 348 figs. Fig. 1-3 ; Pl. 46 fig. 1-11 ; P1. 47, fig. 1- 14

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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
genusRosfacrinus
speciesrobustus

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.

Rosfacrinus robustus Le Menn and Spjeldnaes 1996
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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 - 445.2Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Rosfacrinus robustus (type locality: 201747)