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Troosticrininae

Blastoidea - Troosticrinida - Troosticrinidae

Taxonomy
Troosticrininae was named by Bather (1899). Its type is Troosticrinus.

It was assigned to Troosticrinidae by Waters and Horowitz (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Troosticrininae Bather
1993Troosticrininae Waters and Horowitz p. 210

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classBlastoideaSay 1825
superorderSpiraculata(Jaekel 1918)
orderTroosticrinidaBather 1900
familyTroosticrinidaeBather 1899
subfamilyTroosticrininaeBather 1899
subfamilyTroosticrininaeBather 1899

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.

Subfm. †Troosticrininae Bather 1899
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G. †Costatoblastus Sprinkle and Gutschick 1967
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†Costatoblastus sappingonensis Sprinkle and Gutschick 1967
G. †Metablastus Etheridge, Jr. and Carpenter 1886
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†Metablastus wachsmuthi Gurley 1884
†Metablastus wortheni Hall 1858
G. †Schizotremites Reimann 1945
G. †Tricoelocrinus Meek and Worthen 1868
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†Tricoelocrinus woodmani Meek and Worthen 1868
G. †Troosticrinus Shumard 1866
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†Troosticrinus reinwardti Troost 1835
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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Arundian or 432.90000 to 339.90000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Indiana) Troosticrinus sanctipaulensis (26771)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Kentucky) Troosticrinus reinwardti (230538)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Missouri) Troosticrinus minimus (26822)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7USA (Tennessee) Troosticrinus reinwardti (157401)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Spain Metablastus hispanica (223347)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86USA (Montana) Costatoblastus sappingtonensis (7155)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9Canada (Alberta) Metablastus sp. (8610)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Montana) Costatoblastus sappingtonensis (123117)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Kentucky) Metablastus sp. (165193) Metablastus wortheni (6205)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Kentucky) Metablastus sp. (37879)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Indiana) Tricoelocrinus woodmani (129910)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Kentucky) Metablastus bipyramidalis (2831) Metablastus wortheni (2713 2780)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Missouri) Tricoelocrinus woodmani, Metablastus wortheni (230513)