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Phanocrinidae

Crinoidea - Phanocrinidae

Taxonomy
Phanocrinidae was named by Knapp (1969). Its type is Phanocrinus.

It was assigned to Cromyocrinacea by Ubaghs et al. (1978), Arendt (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Phanocrinidae Knapp
1978Phanocrinidae Ubaghs et al. p. T690
1981Phanocrinidae Arendt p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
superfamilyCromyocrinaceaBather 1890
familyPhanocrinidaeKnapp 1969
familyPhanocrinidaeKnapp 1969

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. †Phanocrinidae Knapp 1969
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G. †Bronaughocrinus Strimple 1951
G. †Cryphiocrinus Kirk 1929
G. †Hosieocrinus Wright 1952
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Hosieocrinus caledonicus Wright 1936
G. †Idosocrinus Wright 1954
G. †Pentaramicrinus Sutton and Winkler 1940
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, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chesterian to the top of the Pendleian or 335.40000 to 326.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom Hosieocrinus caledonicus (90825)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3USA (Alabama) Cryphiocrinus sp. (6841)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Kentucky) Pentaramicrinus sp. (206292)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9USA (Illinois) Pentaramicrinus bimagnaramus (90814)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9USA (Indiana) Pentaramicrinus bimagnaramus (90812)