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Democrinus maximus

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Bourgueticrinidae

Taxonomy
Rhizocrinus maximus was named by Nielsen (1915).

It was recombined as Democrinus maximus by Rasmussen (1961), Klikushin (1982) and Hess and Messing (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Rhizocrinus maximus Nielsen p. 392 fig. 1
1961Democrinus maximus Rasmussen p. 207 figs. Pl 31, figs 1-8
1982Democrinus maximus Klikushin p. 823 figs. pl. 3, fig. 9-11
2011Democrinus maximus Hess and Messing p. 151

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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)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
suborderBourgueticrinina(Sieverts-Doreck 1953)
familyBourgueticrinidaeLoriol 1882
genusDemocrinusPerrier 1883
speciesmaximus(Nielsen 1915)

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.

Democrinus maximus Nielsen 1915
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:07:27
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:29:07
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark Rhizocrinus maximus (89866)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Netherlands (Limburg) Democrinus maximus (32170)