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Roveacrinus distinctus

Crinoidea - Roveacrinida - Roveacrinidae

Taxonomy
Plotocrinus distinctus was named by Peck (1943).

It was recombined as Roveacrinus distinctus by Rasmussen (1961).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Plotocrinus distinctus Peck
1961Roveacrinus distinctus Rasmussen p. 369 figs. Pl 54, figs 8,9

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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)
orderRoveacrinidaSieverts-Doreck
familyRoveacrinidaePeck 1943
genusRoveacrinusDouglas 1908
speciesdistinctus(Peck 1943)

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.

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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: facultatively mobileo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 17:16:33
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:40:08
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3United Kingdom (England) Roveacrinus distinctus (71069)