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Celonocrinus nodulus

Crinoidea - Stellarocrinidae

Taxonomy
Celonocrinus nodulus was named by Webster and Lane (1987). Its type specimen is USNM 407474 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Celonocrinus nodulus Webster and Lane p. 48 figs. Fig. 11,30,31

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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
superorderCyathoformes
superfamilyLophocrinoidea(Bather 1899)
familyStellarocrinidae
genusCelonocrinus
speciesnodulus

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.

Celonocrinus nodulus Webster and Lane 1987
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. D. Webster and N. G. Lane 1987A Celonocrinus with discoid cup, each basal and anal plate bearing a single central node or short spine.
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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available