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Sievertsella seranensis

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Comatulidae

Taxonomy
Palaeocomaster seranensis was named by Sieverts (1933). It is extant. It is the type species of Sievertsia, Sievertsella.

It was recombined as Sievertsia seranensis by Radwanska (1987); it was recombined as Sievertsella seranensis by Hess and Messing (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Palaeocomaster seranensis Sieverts p. 148
1987Sievertsia seranensis Radwanska p. 117
2011Sievertsella seranensis Hess and Messing p. 95

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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
familyComatulidae(d'Orbigny 1852)
genusSievertsellaRadwaƄska 2003
speciesseranensis(Sieverts 1933)

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.

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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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available