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Decameridae

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Decameridae

Taxonomy
Decameridae was named by Rasmussen (1978). Its type is Decameros.

It was assigned to Solanocrinitoidea by Hess and Messing (2011).

Subtaxa
Coelometra, Decameros (type genus), Pseudoantedon

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Decameridae Rasmussen p. 877
2011Decameridae Hess and Messing p. 81

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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
subclassArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
suborderComatulidinaClark 1908
superfamilySolanocrinitoideaJaekel 1918
familyDecameridaeRasmussen 1978
familyDecameridaeRasmussen 1978

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. †Decameridae Rasmussen 1978
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G. †Coelometra Rasmussen 1978
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†Coelometra campichei Loriol 1879
G. †Decameros Orbigny 1850
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†Decameros ricordeanus d'Orbigny 1850
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Invalid names: Decameros depressus d'Orbigny 1850 [replaced]
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Invalid names: Solanocrinus salvaingi Astre 1935 [synonym]
†Decameros wertheimi Peck and Watkins 1972
G. †Pseudoantedon Valette 1933
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†Pseudoantedon icaunensis Valette 1933
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Invalid names: Comatula (Ophiocrinus) hiselyi Loriol 1869 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:07:27
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:29:07
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 132.60000 to 110.10000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.77 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Switzerland Comatula exilis (2256) Comatula hiselyi (2258)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Spain Decameros sp. (84552)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1USA (Texas) Solanocrinites wertheimi (37835)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (Texas) Decameros wertheimi (241011 241012)