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Metacrinus fossilis

Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Isselicrinidae

Taxonomy
Metacrinus fossilis was named by Rasmussen (1979).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Metacrinus fossilis Rasmussen
1993Metacrinus fossilis Meyer and Oji p. 253

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
RankNameAuthor
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
subclassArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderIsocrinidaSieverts-Doreck 1952
suborderIsocrininaSieverts-Doreck 1952
familyIsselicrinidaeKlikushkin 1977
subfamilyMetacrininaeKlikushin 1977
genusMetacrinusCarpenter 1882
speciesfossilisRasmussen 1979

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.

Metacrinus fossilis Rasmussen 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: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2014-09-12 15:04:52
Modified: 2014-09-12 15:04:52
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Donovan 1994, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Antarctica (Seymour Island) Metacrinus fossilis (126151 204606 204607 204609 204610 204611)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Antarctica Metacrinus fossilis (204608)