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Konieckicrinus

Crinoidea - Metabolocrinidae

Taxonomy

Species
K. brechinensis (type species), K. josephi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Konieckicrinus Wright et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
familyMetabolocrinidaeJaekel 1918
genusKonieckicrinus

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.

G. †Konieckicrinus Wright et al. 2019
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Konieckicrinus brechinensis Wright et al. 2019
Konieckicrinus josephi Wright et al. 2019
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. F. Wright et al. 2019Metabolocrinid with low bowl-shaped calyx, dicyclic, stellate plate sculpturing; brachials uniserial,
primibrachials two, rectilinear, secundibrachials cuneate to slightly wedge shaped; isotomous to poorly isotomous arm branching, more common in distal crown; pinnulate; radianial present, located below and to the left of the C-ray radial; anal X present, above radianal, in lateral contact with C and D ray radials, supporting an anal sac; column circular, heteromorphic, crenulated to straight articulations between columnals, lumen circular, holdfast radicular and dendritic.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 12:31:37
Modified: 2010-02-10 07:13:41
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Katian or 453.00000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian453.0 - 445.2Canada (Ontario) K. brechinensis, K. josephi (192275) K. josephi (192276)