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Elaeacrinus verneuili

Blastoidea - Nucleocrinida - Nucleocrinidae

Taxonomy
Pentremites verneuili was named by Troost (1841).

It was recombined as Olivanites verneuili by Lyon (1857); it was recombined as Nucleocrinus verneuili by Billings (1870); it was recombined as Elaeacrinus verneuili by Bauer (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Pentremites verneuili Troost p. 14
1857Olivanites verneuili Lyon p. 487 figs. pl. 5, figs. 1 a-d
1870Nucleocrinus verneuili Billings p. 229 figs. 3-6
2018Elaeacrinus verneuili Bauer pp. Appendix 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classBlastoideaSay 1825
superorderSpiraculata(Jaekel 1918)
orderNucleocrinida
familyNucleocrinidaeBather 1899
genusElaeacrinusRoemer 1851
speciesverneuili(Troost 1841)

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.

Elaeacrinus verneuili Troost 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 15:52:18
Modified: 2010-02-09 11:56:54
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Givetian or 393.47000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Ohio) Nucleocrinus verneuili (230500)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Missouri) Nucleocrinus verneuili (230503)
Southwoodian393.47 - 387.95USA (Indiana) Nucleocrinus verneuili (230505)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Missouri) Nucleocrinus verneuili (230501 230502)