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Monstrocrinus granosus

Crinoidea - Diplobathrida - Rhodocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Monstrocrinus granosus was named by Schmidt (1941). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Monstrocrinus granosus Schmidt
2024Monstrocrinus granosus Bohatý et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderDiplobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
superfamilyRhodocrinitoideaRoemer 1855
familyRhodocrinitidae(Roemer 1855)
genusMonstrocrinusSchmidt 1942
speciesgranosusSchmidt 1941

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.

†Monstrocrinus granosus Schmidt 1941
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:32:25
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:32:43
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Emsian or 402.50000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Monstrocrinus granosus (235091)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Germany (Hesse) Monstrocrinus granosus (235094)