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Nielsenicrinus cretaceus

Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Cainocrinidae

Taxonomy
Pentacrinus cretaceus was named by Leymerie (1842).

It was recombined as Nielsenicrinus cretaceus by Rasmussen (1961).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Pentacrinus cretaceus Leymerie p. 2
1845Pentacrinus fittoni Austin p. 125 figs. Pl 16, fig 5
1961Nielsenicrinus cretaceus Rasmussen p. 100 figs. Pl 12, figs 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
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderIsocrinidaSieverts-Doreck 1952
suborderIsocrininaSieverts-Doreck 1952
familyCainocrinidaeSimms 1988
genusNielsenicrinus
speciescretaceus(Leymerie 1842)

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 cretaceus Leymerie 1842
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Invalid names: Pentacrinus fittoni Austin 1845 [objective 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: Kiessling 2004, Donovan 1994, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available