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Pygmaeocrinidae

Crinoidea - Pygmaeocrinidae

Taxonomy
Pygmaeocrinidae was named by Strimple (1963). Its type is Pygmaeocrinus.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Pygmaeocrinidae Strimple
1978Pygmaeocrinidae Ubaghs et al. p. T558

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
superorderDisparida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
superfamilyBelemnocrinoideaMiller 1883
familyPygmaeocrinidaeStrimple 1963
familyPygmaeocrinidaeStrimple 1963

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. †Pygmaeocrinidae Strimple 1963
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G. †Kroppocrinus Jell 1999
G. †Storthingocrinus Schultze 1867
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: 2004-02-28 16:34:13
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:33:22
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Early/Lower Givetian or 426.70000 to 385.90000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Australia (Victoria) Kroppocrinus heathcotensis (39141)
Pridoli - Lochkovian422.7 - 413.02USA (Oklahoma) Pygmaeocrinus sp. (26826)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Australia (Victoria) Kroppocrinus heathcotensis (39121) Kroppocrinus mathiesonensis (39122)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia Pygmaeocrinus rotundus (94439 94441 94444)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia Pygmaeocrinus kettneri (14135 14136)
Emsian - Givetian410.62 - 382.31Morocco Kroppocrinus garamdouaraensis (208241)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany Storthingocrinus wotanicus (235201)