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Caledonicrinus

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Bathycrinidae

Taxonomy
Caledonicrinus was named by Avocat and Roux (1990). It is extant. Its type is Caledonicrinus vaubani. It is the type genus of Caledonicrininae.

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

Species
C. vaubani (type species)
Entered
by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2022-05-30; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2022-05-31

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Caledonicrinus Avocat and Roux p. 118
2011Caledonicrinus 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
genusCaledonicrinusAvocat and Roux 1990

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. 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 et al. 2004, Donovan 1994, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available