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Saracrinus

Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Isselicrinidae

Taxonomy
Saracrinus was named by Clark (1923). It is extant. Its type is Metacrinus nobilis.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Saracrinus Clark p. 9
2011Saracrinus Hess and Messing p. 69

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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
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderIsocrinidaSieverts-Doreck 1952
suborderIsocrininaSieverts-Doreck 1952
familyIsselicrinidaeKlikushkin 1977
subfamilyMetacrininaeKlikushin 1977
genusSaracrinusClark 1923

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.

G. Saracrinus Clark 1923
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Saracrinus nobilis Carpenter 1884
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2014-09-12 15:04:52
Modified: 2014-09-12 15:04:52
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Donovan 1994
Collections
No collection or age range data are available