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Cheirocrinus chrysalis

Rhombifera - Cheirocrinidae

Taxonomy
Cheirocrinus chrysalis was named by Hall (1860). It is not extant. It is the type species of Calceocrinus.

It was recombined as Calceocrinus chrysalis by Ausich and Copper (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Cheirocrinus chrysalis Hall
2010Calceocrinus chrysalis Ausich and Copper p. 65

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyGlyptocystitoida(Bather 1899)
familyCheirocrinidaeJaekel 1899
genusCheirocrinusEichwald 1856
specieschrysalisHall 1860

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:36:13
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:45:28
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Wenlock or 432.90000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7USA (New York) Calceocrinus chrysalis (26801)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (New York) Calceocrinus chrysalis (12932 13050 13051 13338 75252)