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Hypselocrinus hoveyi

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Scytalocrinidae

Taxonomy
Poteriocrinus hoveyi was named by Worthen (1875). It is the type species of Hypselocrinus.

It was recombined as Scytalocrinus hoveyi by Springer (1900); it was recombined as Hypselocrinus hoveyi by Kirk (1940).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Poteriocrinus hoveyi Worthen p. 516 figs. Plate 29, fig. 6
1900Scytalocrinus hoveyi Springer p. 145 figs. Plate 16, fig. 8
1940Hypselocrinus hoveyi Kirk p. 326

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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
orderDendrocrinida
superfamilyScytalocrinacea
familyScytalocrinidaeMoore and Laudon 1943
genusHypselocrinus
specieshoveyi(Worthen 1875)

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.

Hypselocrinus hoveyi Worthen 1875
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Chadian to the top of the Osagean or 346.70000 to 342.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Indiana) Hypselocrinus hoveyi (180968)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9USA (Indiana) Hypselocrinus hoveyi (2059)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Kentucky) Hypselocrinus hoveyi (37879)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Indiana) Hypselocrinus hoveyi (8119 8121 8137)