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Paractocrinidae

Crinoidea - Paractocrinidae

Taxonomy
Paractocrinidae was named by Jaekel (1918). Its type is Paractocrinus.

It was assigned to Hemistreptocrinida by Arendt (1976); and to Inadunata by Ubaghs et al. (1978).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Paractocrinidae Jaekel
1976Paractocrinidae Arendt
1978Paractocrinidae Ubaghs et al. p. T756

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
familyParactocrinidaeJaekel 1918
familyParactocrinidaeJaekel 1918

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. †Paractocrinidae Jaekel 1918
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G. †Paractocrinus Jaekel 1918
G. †Parorthocrinus Jaekel 1918
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 12:31:37
Modified: 2010-02-10 07:13:41
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available