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Somphocrinus inflatus

Crinoidea - Roveacrinida - Somphocrinidae

Taxonomy
Vasculicrinus inflatus was named by Donofrio and Mostler (1975). It is the type species of Vasculicrinus.

It was recombined as Somphocrinus inflatus by Simms (1990).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Vasculicrinus fastigatus Donofrio and Mostler
1975Vasculicrinus inflatus Donofrio and Mostler p. 18
1990Somphocrinus inflatus Simms p. 74

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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
genusSomphocrinus
speciesinflatus(Donofrio and Mostler 1975)

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.

Somphocrinus inflatus Donofrio and Mostler 1975
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Invalid names: Vasculicrinus fastigatus Donofrio and Mostler 1975 [synonym]
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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available