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Paradoxocrinidae

Crinoidea - Paradoxocrinidae

Taxonomy
Paradoxocrinidae was named by Moore and Laudon (1943). Its type is Paradoxocrinus.

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

Subtaxa
Paradoxocrinus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Paradoxocrinidae Moore and Laudon p. 102
1978Paradoxocrinidae Ubaghs et al. p. T563

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Disparida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
familyParadoxocrinidaeMoore and Laudon 1943
familyParadoxocrinidaeMoore and Laudon 1943

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. †Paradoxocrinidae Moore and Laudon 1943
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G. †Paradoxocrinus Wanner 1937
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available