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Isocrinus brotzeni

Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Isocrinidae

Taxonomy
Isocrinus brotzeni was named by Rasmussen (1961). Its type specimen is GMUC 8917 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
I. granulosus, I. rollieri, I. stellatus, I. trechmanni, I. hanaii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Isocrinus brotzeni Rasmussen p. 113 figs. Pl 18, figs 12a-c

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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
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderIsocrinidaSieverts-Doreck 1952
suborderIsocrininaSieverts-Doreck 1952
familyIsocrinidaeGislén 1924
subfamilyIsocrininaeGislen 1924
genusIsocrinusvon Meyer 1836
speciesbrotzeni

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.

†Isocrinus brotzeni Rasmussen 1961
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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 15:03:18
Modified: 2014-09-12 15:03:18
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Donovan 1994, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available