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Gephyrocrinus grimaldii

Crinoidea - Hyocrinida - Hyocrinidae

Taxonomy
Gephyrocrinus grimaldii was named by Koehler and Bather (1902). It is extant. It is the type species of Gephyrocrinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Gephyrocrinus grimaldii Koehler and Bather p. 68
2011Gephyrocrinus grimaldii Hess and Messing p. 176

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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)
orderHyocrinida(Rasmussen 1978)
familyHyocrinidaeCarpenter 1884
genusGephyrocrinusKoehler and Bather 1902
speciesgrimaldiiKoehler and Bather 1902

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.

Gephyrocrinus grimaldii Koehler and Bather 1902
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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 13:50:31
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available