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Phacelocrinus internodius

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Scytalocrinidae

Taxonomy
Scaphiocrinus internodius was named by Hall (1858).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Scaphiocrinus internodius Hall p. 679 figs. Plate 25, fig. 2
1880Scaphiocrinus internodius Wachsmuth and Springer p. 113
1940Phacelocrinus internodius Kirk p. 330

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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
genusPhacelocrinus
speciesinternodius(Hall 1858)

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.

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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available