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Eknomocrinus wahwahensis

Crinoidea

Taxonomy
Eknomocrinus wahwahensis was named by Guensburg and Sprinkle (2003). Its type specimen is PE 52734 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is base of Hintze's Reef, Middle Mountain section, Wah Wah Mountains, which is in a Stairsian reef, buildup or bioherm wackestone in the Fillmore Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Eknomocrinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Eknomocrinus wahwahensis Guensburg and Sprinkle pp. 22 - 23 figs. Text-figure 10; Plate 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
genusEknomocrinusGuensburg and Sprinkle 2003
specieswahwahensis

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.

Eknomocrinus wahwahensis Guensburg and Sprinkle 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: 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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Stairsian or 485.40000 to 478.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stairsian485.4 - 478.6USA (Utah) Eknomocrinus wahwahensis (type locality: 201748)