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Isocrinidae

Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Isocrinidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Pentacrinus exilis Eichwald p. 225 figs. Pl 16, fig 2
1873Pentacrinus stellatus Hutton
1915Pentacrinus tehamaensis Clark and Twitchell p. 35 figs. Plater VI, Fig. 1
1921Isocrinus parvus Howchin
1924Isocrinidae Gislén
1938Pentacrinus tehamaensis Anderson p. 93
1939Tauriniocrinus Rovereto p. 616
1958Pentacrinus fairbanksi Anderson p. 83 figs. Plate 6, figure 4
1961Isocrinidae Rasmussen p. 19
1978Isocrinidae Ubaghs et al. p. T850
1985Isocrinidae Jäger
1993Isocrinidae Donovan et al. p. 125
1994Isocrinidae Stilwell et al. p. 138
2005Isocrinidae Donovan et al. p. 96
2010Isocrinidae Hess and Gale p. 431
2011Isocrinidae Hess and Messing p. 49
2011Isocrinidae Hunter et al. p. 116
2012Isocrinidae Hess p. 219

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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)
Eucladida
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderIsocrinidaSieverts-Doreck 1952
suborderIsocrininaSieverts-Doreck 1952
familyIsocrinidaeGislén 1924
familyIsocrinidaeGislén 1924

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.

Fm. Isocrinidae Gislén 1924
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G. †Archaeoisocrinus Webster and Jell 1999
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Archaeoisocrinus occiduaustralis Webster and Jell 1999
Subfm. †Balanocrininae Roux 1981
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G. †Balanocrinus Agassiz 1847
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Balanocrinus cubensis Sanchez Roig 1926
Balanocrinus dumortieri de Loriol 1887
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Invalid names: Pentacrinus pentagonalis Goldfuss 1871 [synonym]
Balanocrinus gillieroni Loriol 1879
Balanocrinus inornatus d'Orbigny 1850
Balanocrinus moniliferus Munster 1831
Balanocrinus pacomei de Loriol 1887
Balanocrinus pentagonalis Goldfuss 1831
Balanocrinus senonensis Valette 1917
Balanocrinus smithi Hess and Gale 2010
Balanocrinus subsulcatus Munster 1831
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Invalid names: Pentacrinites subteroides Quenstedt 1858 [synonym], Pentacrinus liasinus d'Orbigny 1850 [synonym]
Balanocrinus subteres Munster 1831
Balanocrinus valettei Collignon 1931
Invalid names: Margocrinus [synonym], Terocrinus [synonym]
G. †Laevigatocrinus Klikushin 1979
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Laevigatocrinus laevigatus Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Pentacrinus venustus Klipstein 1843 [synonym]
G. †Papacrinus Roux and Philippe 2021
G. †Percevalicrinus Klikushin 1977
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Percevalicrinus beaugrandi de Loriol 1875
Invalid names: Picteticrinus de Loriol 1875 [replaced]
G. †Singularocrinus Klikushin 1982
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Singularocrinus singularis Klikushin 1982
G. †Chariocrinus Hess 1972
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Chariocrinus andreae Desor 1845
Chariocrinus bathonicus de Loriol 1887
Chariocrinus cristagalli Quenstedt 1852
Chariocrinus japonicus Hunter et al. 2011
Chariocrinus mosensis de Loriol 1888
Chariocrinus schlumbergeri de Loriol 1886
Subfm. †Isocrininae Gislen 1924
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G. †Bakonycrinus Stiller 2011
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Bakonycrinus hercuniae Bather 1911
Bakonycrinus pecae Jurkovsek and KolarJurkovsek 1997
Bakonycrinus sceptrum Bather 1911
Bakonycrinus scipio Bather 1911
G. Chladocrinus Agassiz 1836
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Chladocrinus empeldensis Jäger 1985
Chladocrinus krausei Jäger 1985
Chladocrinus oceani d'Orbigny 1850
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Invalid names: Pentacrinus perlatiformis Rothpletz 1886 [synonym]
Chladocrinus scalaris Goldfuss 1831
G. †Hispidocrinus Simms 1988
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Hispidocrinus scalaris Goldfuss 1831
G. Hypalocrinus Clark 1909
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Hypalocrinus naresianus Carpenter 1882
G. †Isocrinus von Meyer 1836
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Subg. †Isocrinus (Chladocrinus) Agassiz 1836
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Subg. †Isocrinus (Isocrinus) von Meyer 1836
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Isocrinus amblyscalaris Thurmann 1861
Isocrinus annulatus Roemer 1836
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Invalid names: Pentacrinus alternatus d'Orbigny 1850 [synonym]
Isocrinus arduennensis Valette 1926
Isocrinus arzierensis Loriol 1879
Isocrinus bleytonensis Jäger 2010
Isocrinus brotzeni Rasmussen 1961
Isocrinus californicus Clark and Twitchell 1915
Isocrinus campanularis Nielsen 1913
Isocrinus cenomanensis d'Orbigny 1850
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Invalid names: Isocrinus neuvillensis Valette 1917 [synonym]
Isocrinus dentatogranulatus Wollemann 1907
Isocrinus diegonensis Collignon 1931
Isocrinus divergens Nielsen 1913
Isocrinus doliolum Valette 1917
Isocrinus dumortieri Oppel 1865
Isocrinus echinatus Rasmussen 1961
Isocrinus florifer Eichwald 1868
Isocrinus gevreyi Loriol 1904
Isocrinus gocevi Sieverts-Doreck 1951
Isocrinus granosus Valette 1917
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Invalid names: Balanocrinus epensensis Valette 1917 [synonym], Isocrinus forbesi Biese 1930 [synonym], Isocrinus hureae Valette 1917 [synonym]
Isocrinus knighti Springer 1909
Isocrinus lanceolatus Roemer 1840
Isocrinus legeri Repelin 1899
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Invalid names: Isocrinus askerensis Valette 1926 [synonym]
Isocrinus lissajouxi Loriol 1836
Isocrinus longus Nielsen 1913
Isocrinus mallevalensis Loriol 1904
Isocrinus minutus Valette 1917
Isocrinus nehalemensis Moore and Vokes 1953
Isocrinus neocomiensis Desor 1845
Isocrinus nicoleti Desor 1845
Isocrinus nodulosus Roemer 1840
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Invalid names: Isocrinus affinis Valette 1917 [synonym], Isocrinus sanctipaterni Valette 1917 [synonym], Pentacrinus lamberti Valette 1917 [synonym]
Isocrinus perlatus Quenstedt 1852
Isocrinus peyroulensis Loriol 1904
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Invalid names: Isocrinus demolyi Valette 1928 [synonym]
Isocrinus propinquus Münster 1834
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Invalid names: Pentacrinus braunii Münster 1841 [synonym]
Isocrinus psilonoti Quenstedt 1858
Isocrinus sublaevigatus d'Orbigny 1850
Isocrinus thiessingi Loriol 1879
Isocrinus zeltbergensis Wollemann 1902
Invalid names: Isocrinites Meyer in Agassiz 1836 [synonym]
G. †Raymondicrinus Klikushin 1982
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Raymondicrinus oregonensis Moore and Vokes 1953
G. †Tyrolecrinus Klikushin 1982
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Tyrolecrinus separatus Mu and Wu 1974
Tyrolecrinus wugangi Stiller 2011
G. Neocrinus Wyville Thomson 1864
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Neocrinus australis Moore 1870
Neocrinus decorus Thompson 1864
Neocrinus tenellus Eichwald 1868
Invalid names: Isocrinus parvus Howchin 1921 [nomen dubium], Pentacrinus exilis Eichwald 1868 [nomen dubium], Pentacrinus fairbanksi Anderson 1958 [nomen dubium], Pentacrinus stellatus Hutton 1873 [nomen dubium], Pentacrinus tehamaensis Clark and Twitchell 1915 [nomen dubium], Tauriniocrinus Rovereto 1939 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2014-09-12 15:03:18
Modified: 2014-09-12 15:03:18
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Donovan 1994, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Messinian or 279.30000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 272.3 Ma

Collections (332 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Australia (Western Australia) Archaeoisocrinus occiduaustralis (120603)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Utah) Isocrinus sp. (44449)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0New Zealand Laevigatocrinus balmacaanensis (60863 60990 60991)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Balanocrinus sp. (31611 31613 31616 31617 31618 31619 31627 31628 31631 31632) Balanocrinus sp., Tyrolecrinus tyrolensis (31620 31621 31622 31623 31624 31625 31626 31629)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary Isocrinus sp. (81050 81051)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0USA (Nevada) Isocrinus sp. (203310)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Iran Balanocrinus sp., Isocrinus rollieri (97874)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Italy (Trentino) Pentacrinus propinquus (44953)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Canada (British Columbia) Isocrinus sp. (44367 44368 44369 44370)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Nevada) Isocrinus sp. (32520 32666 32670)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary Pentacrinus tyrolensis (70800)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Tyrolecrinus candelabrum, Tyrolecrinus tyrolensis (164191)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy (Venezia) Isocrinus candelabrum, Isocrinus apetalus, Isocrinus sassostriensis, Isocrinus tyrolensis (56706)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (nevada) Isocrinus sp. (32793)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Slovenia Laevigatocrinus subcrenatus, Tyrolecrinus hercuniae, Tyrolecrinus sceptrum, Tyrolecrinus pecae, Tyrolecrinus tyrolensis (85175) Laevigatocrinus subcrenatus, Tyrolecrinus hercuniae, Tyrolecrinus scipio, Tyrolecrinus tyrolensis (85173) Laevigatocrinus subcrenatus, Tyrolecrinus sp., Tyrolecrinus tyrolensis (85177)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Xizang) Isocrinus candelabrum (61262)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Germany Pentacrinus propinquus (206011 206012)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Sichuan) Tyrolecrinus sp., Tyrolecrinus tyrolensis (192218)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Austria (Tyrol) Pentacrinus propinquus (202331)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy (South Tyrol) Pentacrinus propinquus (205147 205149)