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Acrocrinitidae

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Acrocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Acrocrinitidae was named by Austin and Austin (1842).

It was assigned to Monobathrida by Austin and Austin (1842).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Acrocrinitidae Austin and Austin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
familyAcrocrinitidaeAustin and Austin 1842
familyAcrocrinitidaeAustin and Austin 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.

Fm. †Acrocrinitidae Austin and Austin 1842
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Subfm. †Acrocrininae Wachsmuth and Springer 1885
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G. †Acrocrinus Yandell 1855
G. †Amphoracrocrinus Moore and Strimple 1969
G. †Mongoliacrinus Waters et al. 2020
G. †Platyacrocrinus Moore and Strimple 1969
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 17:13:32
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:32:16
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Famennian to the top of the Pendleian or 372.15000 to 326.90000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Mongolia (Hovd) Mongoliacrinus minjini (222971)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3USA (Alabama) Acrocrinus sp. (2710 6751 6764 6766 6769 6773 6777 6780 6791 6793 6794 6795 6804 6805 6809 6811 6812 6823 6831 6835 6837)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Kentucky) Acrocrinus sp. (206292)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9USA (Illinois) Acrocrinus constrictus (90814)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9USA (Indiana) Acrocrinus constrictus (90812 90813)