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Exallocrinus khuffensis

Crinoidea - Ampelocrinida - Ampelocrinidae

Taxonomy
Exallocrinus khuffensis was named by Webster et al. (2022). Its type specimen is NHM EE17709, a calyx, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Along seismic line from Shara South-1, which is in a Wordian deep subtidal limestone in the Khuff Formation of Oman. It is the type species of Exallocrinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Exallocrinus khuffensis Webster et al. p. 157 figs. 3-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
orderAmpelocrinida
familyAmpelocrinidaeKirk 1942
genusExallocrinus
specieskhuffensis

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.

Exallocrinus khuffensis Webster et al. 2022
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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: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Oman Exallocrinus khuffensis (type locality: 225484)