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Bromidocrinus nodosus

Crinoidea - Diplobathrida - Rhodocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Bromidocrinus nodosus was named by Kolata (1982). Its type specimen is 1113TX1 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is McLish Ranch, which is in a Turinian deep subtidal sandstone/shale in the Bromide Formation of Oklahoma. It is the type species of Bromidocrinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Bromidocrinus nodosus Kolata pp. 186 - 189 figs. Plate 19, figures 1-20; Figure 51

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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)
genusBromidocrinus
speciesnodosus

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.

Bromidocrinus nodosus Kolata 1982
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. R. Kolata 1982Rhodocrinitid crinoids with large, high, rotund aboral cup; large basais traversed by prominent grooves; radials and primibrachs higher than wide; wide lateral interrays consisting of approximately 20 irregular interbrachs contiguous with tegmen; 2 or 3 interradials; CD interray differing little from other interrays; primanal and anal series not readily distinguishable; 10 unbranched, biserial arms; prominent pentagonal stem.
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: Turinian or 457.30000 to 453.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Oklahoma) Bromidocrinus nodosus (type locality: 186181)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Bromidocrinus nodosus (24102)