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Cnemecrinus fillmorensis

Crinoidea

Taxonomy
Cnemecrinus fillmorensis was named by Guensburg and Sprinkle (2003). It is not extant. Its type specimen is PE 52735. Its type locality is trilobite zone G-2, Hintze C section, Ibex area, which is in a Tulean shallow subtidal limestone in the Fillmore Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Cnemecrinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Cnemecrinus fillmorensis Guensburg and Sprinkle p. 21 figs. 9, pl. 9, figs. 1-2

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

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.

Cnemecrinus fillmorensis 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: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Tulean or 481.70000 to 475.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tulean481.7 - 475.3USA (Utah) Cnemecrinus fillmorensis (type locality: 91151)