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Ossicrinus reticulatus

Crinoidea - Roveacrinida - Somphocrinidae

Taxonomy
Ossicrinus reticulatus was named by Kristan-Tollmann (1970). It is the type species of Ossicrinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Ossicrinus reticulatus Kristan-Tollmann p. 788
2011Ossicrinus reticulatus Hess and Messing p. 215

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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)
orderRoveacrinidaSieverts-Doreck
familySomphocrinidae
genusOssicrinusKristan-Tollmann 1970
speciesreticulatusKristan-Tollmann 1970

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.

Ossicrinus reticulatus Kristan-Tollmann 1970
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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: facultatively mobileo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 17:16:33
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:40:08
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Julian or 241.46400 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy Ossicrinus reticulatus (50972)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Ossicrinus reticulatus (50983)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy Ossicrinus reticulatus (50981 50982 50984 50987)