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Nielsenicrinus obsoletus

Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Cainocrinidae

Taxonomy
Pentacrinus obsoletus was named by Nielsen (1913). It is the type species of Nielsenicrinus.

It was recombined as Nielsenicrinus obsoletus by Rasmussen (1961), Eagle (1993) and Hess and Messing (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Pentacrinus obsoletus Nielsen
1961Nielsenicrinus obsoletus Rasmussen p. 106 figs. Pl 13, figs 1-12
1993Nielsenicrinus obsoletus Eagle p. 3
2011Nielsenicrinus obsoletus Hess and Messing p. 61

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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
familyCainocrinidaeSimms 1988
genusNielsenicrinus
speciesobsoletus(Nielsen 1913)

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.

Nielsenicrinus obsoletus Nielsen 1913
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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: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2014-09-12 15:03:39
Modified: 2014-09-12 15:03:39
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Donovan 1994, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Selandian or 66.00000 to 59.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark Pentacrinus obsoletus (89866)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Denmark Nielsenicrinus obsoletus (51500)