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Clidochirus pyrum

Crinoidea - Sagenocrinida - Icthyocrinidae

Taxonomy
Clidochirus pyrum was named by Angelin (1878). It is not extant. It is the type species of Clidochirus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Clidochirus pyrum Angelin
2010Clidochirus pyrum Ausich and Copper p. 60

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
RankNameAuthor
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
superorderFlexibilia(Zittel 1895)
orderSagenocrinidaSpringer 1913
superfamilyIcthyocrinoideaWachsmuth and Springer 1886
familyIcthyocrinidaeWachsmuth and Springer 1886
genusClidochirus
speciespyrumAngelin 1878

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.

Clidochirus pyrum Angelin 1878
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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: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 17:17:44
Modified: 2004-02-28 19:17:44
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available