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Polypeltidae

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Polypeltidae

Taxonomy
Polypeltidae was named by Angelin (1878). Its type is Polypeltes.

It was assigned to Eucalyptocrinitacea by Ubaghs et al. (1978).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Polypeltidae Angelin
1978Polypeltidae Ubaghs et al. p. T501

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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
suborderGlyptocrininaMoore 1952
superfamilyEucalyptocrinitaceaRoemer 1855
familyPolypeltidaeAngelin 1878
familyPolypeltidaeAngelin 1878

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.

Fm. †Polypeltidae Angelin 1878
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G. †Hadrocrinus Lyon 1869
G. †Himerocrinus Springer 1921
G. †Polypeltes Angelin 1878
G. †Trybliocrinus Geinitz 1867
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: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Late/Upper Emsian or 410.80000 to 391.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian - Pragian419.2 - 407.6Australia (New South Wales) Polypeltidae indet. (40026)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6France (Bretagne) Trybliocrinus plougastelensis (81603)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Spain Trybliocrinus flatheanus (223347)