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Difficilicrinus coneyi

Crinoidea - Homocrinida - Homocrinidae

Taxonomy
Difficilicrinus coneyi was named by Frest et al. (1979). It is not extant. Its type specimen is SUI 44748. Its type locality is Difficilicrinus coneyi type locality, which is in a Blackriveran marine horizon in the Benbolt Formation of Virginia. It is the type species of Difficilicrinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Difficilicrinus coneyi Frest et al. p. 413 figs. pl. 1, figs. 1-5, 11, text-fig 5-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
superorderDisparida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
orderHomocrinida
familyHomocrinidaeKirk 1914
genusDifficilicrinusFres et al. 1979
speciesconeyi

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.

Difficilicrinus coneyi Frest et al. 1979
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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: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:34:13
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:33:22
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Blackriveran or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Difficilicrinus coneyi (type locality: 202066)