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Phacelocrinus bisselli

Crinoidea - Scytalocrinidae

Taxonomy
Poteriocrinites bisselli was named by Worthen (1873).

It was recombined as Phacelocrinus bisselli by Kirk (1940).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Poteriocrinites bisselli Worthen p. 546 figs. Plate 21, fig. 4
1940Phacelocrinus bisselli Kirk p. 329

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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
superfamilyScytalocrinoidea()
familyScytalocrinidaeMoore and Laudon 1943
genusPhacelocrinus
speciesbisselli(Worthen 1873)

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.

Phacelocrinus bisselli Worthen 1873
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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: Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available