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Euspirocrinus hintsae

Crinoidea - Cyathocrinida - Euspirocrinidae

Taxonomy
Euspirocrinus hintsae was named by Ausich et al. (2019) [GIT = Department of Geology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia]. Its type specimen is GIT 405-256 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Reinu Quarry, which is in a Juuru carbonate packstone/limestone in the Varbola Formation of Estonia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Euspirocrinus hintsae Ausich et al. fig. 5.7

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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
superorderCyathoformes
orderCyathocrinida(Bather 1899)
superfamilyCyathocrinitoidea(Roemer 1854)
familyEuspirocrinidaeBather 1890
genusEuspirocrinusAngelin 1878
specieshintsae

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.

Euspirocrinus hintsae Ausich et al. 2019
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. I. Ausich et al. 2019Euspirocrinus with low bowl-shaped aboral cup, fine pustulose sculpturing on aboral cup plates and arms, size
of anal sac plates and number of plates in posterior interray unknown, two or three primibrachials, arms branching with poor isotomy proximally and endotomously distally, keels or nodes on brachials absent; column pentameric, heteromorphic; column length unknown.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-10-09 11:48:14
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:48:14
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Juuru or 443.10000 to 440.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Juuru443.1 - 440.8Estonia Euspirocrinus hintsae (type locality: 188424)