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Timorocidaridae

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Timorocidaridae

Taxonomy
Timorocidaridae was named by Arendt (1981). Its type is Timorocidaris.

It was assigned to Timorocidaracea by Arendt (1981); and to Timorocidaroidea by Webster and Webster (2012).

Subtaxa
Paratimorocidaris, Timorocidaris (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Timorocidaridae Arendt
2012Timorocidaridae Webster and Webster

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
RankNameAuthor
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
—Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
—Eucladida
superorderCyathoformes
orderDendrocrinida
superfamilyTimorocidaroideaArendt 1981
familyTimorocidaridaeArendt 1981
familyTimorocidaridaeArendt 1981

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. †Timorocidaridae Arendt 1981
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G. †Paratimorocidaris Arendt 1981
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G. †Timorocidaris Wanner 1920
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†Timorocidaris fusiformis Wanner 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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 290.10000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian - Artinskian293.52 - 283.3Timor-Leste Timorocidaris sphaeracantha (21163)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Indonesia Timorocidaris sphaeracantha (118268)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Russian Federation Paratimorocidaris problematicus (101534)
Roadian - Wuchiapingian274.4 - 254.14Indonesia Timorocidaris sphaeracantha (125976)