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Cactocrininae

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Actinocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Cactocrininae was named by Ubaghs (1978). Its type is Cactocrinus.

It was assigned to Actinocrinitidae by Ubaghs et al. (1978) and Webster and Lane (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Cactocrininae Ubaghs
1978Cactocrininae Ubaghs et al. p. T458
1987Cactocrininae Webster and Lane p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
suborderCompsocrininaUbaghs 1978
superfamilyPeriechocrinaceaBronn 1848
familyActinocrinitidaeAustin and Austin 1842
subfamilyCactocrininaeUbaghs 1978
subfamilyCactocrininaeUbaghs 1978

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.

Subfm. †Cactocrininae Ubaghs 1978
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G. †Cactocrinus Wachsmuth and Springer 1897
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G. †Cusacrinus Bowsher 1955
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†Cusacrinus nodobrachiatus Wachsmuth and Springer 1897
†Cusacrinus sobrinus Miller and Gurley 1896
†Cusacrinus tenuisculptus McChesney 1861
†Cusacrinus viaticus White 1874
G. †Dialutocrinus Wright 1955
G. †Nunnacrinus Bowsher 1955
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†Nunnacrinus dalyanus Bowsher 1955
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Invalid names: Nunnacrinus mammillatus Bowsher 1955 [objective synonym]
G. †Teleiocrinus Wachsmuth and Springer 1881
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†Teleiocrinus umbrosus Hall 1858
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 17:13:32
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:32:16
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Kinderhookian to the top of the Tournaisian or 358.90000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Iowa) Cusacrinus sp. (73163 73273 73274)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0Canada (Alberta) Cactocrinus imperator, Cactocrinus arnoldi, Cactocrinus sp., Cactocrinus kuenzii (8610)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Utah) Nunnacrinus olsoni (42028)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Iowa) Cusacrinus sp. (3339)
Kinderhookian - Osagean358.9 - 343.0USA (Utah) Cactocrinus arnoldi (5756)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Montana) Cactocrinus sp. (12771)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (New Mexico) Cusacrinus sobrinus, Nunnacrinus dalyanus, Cusacrinus tenuisculptus (235903) Nunnacrinus dalyanus (235906 235907 235913 235914 235915 235922 235924 235925) Nunnacrinus dalyanus, Cactocrinus proboscidialis (235910 235917 235923) Nunnacrinus dalyanus, Cactocrinus proboscidialis, Cactocrinus multibrachialis (235905) Nunnacrinus dalyanus, Cactocrinus proboscidialis, Cusacrinus tenuisculptus, Teleiocrinus umbrosus (235911) Nunnacrinus dalyanus, Cusacrinus tenuisculptus (235912)