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Caledonicrininae

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Bathycrinidae

Taxonomy
Caledonicrininae was named by Mironov (2000). It is extant. Its type is Caledonicrinus.

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

Subtaxa
Caledonicrinus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Caledonicrininae Mironov p. 721
2011Caledonicrininae Hess and Messing p. 155

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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
suborderBourgueticrinina(Sieverts-Doreck 1953)
familyBathycrinidaeBather 1899
subfamilyCaledonicrininaeMironov 2000
subfamilyCaledonicrininaeMironov 2000

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.

Subfm. Caledonicrininae Mironov 2000
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G. Caledonicrinus Avocat and Roux 1990
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Caledonicrinus vaubani Avocat and Roux 1990
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2014-09-12 15:04:32
Modified: 2014-09-12 15:04:32
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Donovan 1994
Collections
No collection or age range data are available