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Nielsenicrinus agassizii

Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Cainocrinidae

Taxonomy
Pentacrinites agassizii was named by Hagenow (1840).

It was recombined as Nielsenicrinus agassizii by Rasmussen (1961) and Jagt (1999).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Pentacrinites agassizii Hagenow p. 662 figs. Pl 9, fig 10
1840Pentacrinites klodenii Hagenow p. 662 figs. Pl 9, fig 11
1961Nielsenicrinus agassizii Rasmussen p. 94 figs. Pl 11, figs 1-10
1999Nielsenicrinus agassizii Jagt p. 78 figs. Pl. 2, figs. 1-3,5-10; Pl. 3, figs. 3-6; Pl. 12 fig. 9

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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
speciesagassizii(Hagenow 1840)

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 agassizii Hagenow 1840
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Invalid names: Pentacrinites klodenii Hagenow 1840 [synonym]
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: Donovan 1994, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available