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Monachocrinus gallicus

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Bathycrinidae

Taxonomy
Monachocrinus gallicus was named by Rasmussen (1961). Its type specimen is GMUC 8964 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Monachocrinus gallicus Rasmussen p. 209 figs. Pl 31, fig 11

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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)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
suborderBourgueticrinina(Sieverts-Doreck 1953)
familyBathycrinidaeBather 1899
subfamilyBathycrininaeBather 1899
genusMonachocrinusClark 1919
speciesgallicus

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.

Monachocrinus gallicus Rasmussen 1961
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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: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2014-09-12 15:04:32
Modified: 2014-09-12 15:04:32
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Donovan 1994, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Belgium (Liege) Monachocrinus gallicus (32147)