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Pentacrinitina

Crinoidea - Isocrinida

Taxonomy
Pentacrinitina was named by Gray (1842).

It was assigned to Isocrinida by Hess and Messing (2011), Hess (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Pentacrinitina Gray
2011Pentacrinitina Hess and Messing p. 42
2012Pentacrinitina Hess p. 231

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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)
Eucladida
subclassArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderIsocrinidaSieverts-Doreck 1952
suborderPentacrinitinaGray 1842
suborderPentacrinitinaGray 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.

Subor. †Pentacrinitina Gray 1842
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Fm. †Eocomatulidae Simms 1988
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G. †Eocomatula Simms 1986
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Eocomatula decagonalis Simms 1994
Fm. †Pentacrinitidae Gray 1842
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G. †Pentacrinites Blumenbach 1804
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Pentacrinites asteriscus Meek and Hayden 1858
Pentacrinites ausichi Hess 2012
Pentacrinites fossilis Blumenbach 1804
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Invalid names: Pentacrinites briareus Miller 1821 [synonym], Pentacrinites britannicus von Schlotheim 1813 [objective synonym]
Pentacrinites priscus Goldfuss 1831
Invalid names: Extracrinus Austin and Austin 1847 [synonym], Heterocrinus Fraas 1858 [synonym], Pentacrinus Miller 1821 [nomen vanum]
G. †Seirocrinus Gislen 1924
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Seirocrinus subangularis Miller 1821
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Invalid names: Extracrinus lepidotus Austin and Austin 1847 [synonym], Pentacrinites briaroides Quenstedt 1852 [synonym], Pentacrinites colligatus Quenstedt 1852 [synonym], Pentacrinites fasciculosus von Schlotheim 1813 [synonym], Pentacrinus hiemeri Koenig 1825 [synonym]
Invalid names: Pentacrinidae Gray 1842 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 17:08:50
Modified: 2004-02-28 19:08:50
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Priabonian or 244.24000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 243.33 Ma

Collections (162 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Triassic251.902 - 201.4USA (Alaska) Pentacrinus sp. (112235)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Poland Pentacrinus dubius (63538)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464New Zealand Pentacrinites carolinensis (60991)
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0Italy (Trento) Pentacrinus sp. (202272)
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0USA (California) Pentacrinus asteriscus (33195)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Italy (Vicentin) Pentacrinus dubius (87260)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Pentacrinus sp. (212207)
Ladinian - Carnian241.464 - 227.3Japan (Saitama) Pentacrinus sp. (201826)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Spain (Alicante) Pentacrinus sp. (202223 202224 202240)
Longobardian - Julian239.48 - 233.6Russian Federation Pentacrinus sp. (214792)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Pentacrinus subcrenatus (137429)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3USA (California) Pentacrinus sp. (144374)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Germany Pentacrinus tirolensis (206013)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Austria (Tyrol) Pentacrinus tirolensis (202331)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy (South Tyrol) Pentacrinus fuchsi (205147 205149)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4USA (Alaska) Pentacrinus sp. (40678 112239 112287 112288 112475)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Germany Pentacrinus bavaricus (202142)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Austria (Tyrol) Pentacrinus tirolensis (203207)
Lacian - Alaunian227.3 - 211.18Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Pentacrinus sp. (97821)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Italy (Brescia) Pentacrinus sp. (203325)