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Feracrinus

Crinoidea - Hyocrinida - Hyocrinidae

Taxonomy
Feracrinus was named by Mironov and Sorokina (1998). It is extant. Its type is Feracrinus aculeatus.

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

Synonyms
  • Ailsacrinus was named by Mironov and Sorokina (1998) [Not homonym Ailsacrinus Taylor 1983 (also a crinoid)]. It is extant.

    It was replaced with Camaecrinus by Mironov and Sorokina (1998).
  • Camaecrinus was named by Mironov and Sorokina (1998). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Feracrinus by Hess and Messing (2011).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Camaecrinus Mironov and Sorokina p. 21
1998Ailsacrinus Mironov and Sorokina p. 404
1998Feracrinus Mironov and Sorokina p. 410
2011Feracrinus Hess and Messing p. 174

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
subclassArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderHyocrinida(Rasmussen 1978)
familyHyocrinidaeCarpenter 1884
genusFeracrinusMironov and Sorokina 1998

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. Feracrinus Mironov and Sorokina 1998
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Feracrinus aculeatus Mironov and Sorokina 1998
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Invalid names: Camaecrinus peripterus Mironov and Sorokina 1998 [synonym]
Invalid names: Camaecrinus Mironov and Sorokina 1998 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-10-09 11:50:31
Modified: 2009-10-09 18:50:31
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available