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Ekmelocrinus amplior

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Graphiocrinidae

Taxonomy
Graphiocrinus amplior was named by Wanner (1924). It is not extant. It is the type species of Ekmelocrinus.

It was recombined as Ekmelocrinus amplior by Webster and Donovan (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Graphiocrinus amplior Wanner
2015Ekmelocrinus amplior Webster and Donovan p. 513

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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
superorderCyathoformes
orderDendrocrinida
superfamilyGraphiocrinoidea
familyGraphiocrinidaeWachsmuth and Springer 1886
genusEkmelocrinus
speciesamplior()

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.

Ekmelocrinus amplior Wanner 1924
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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: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-10-09 11:50:31
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:50:31
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Indonesia Graphiocrinus amplior (118268)