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Eleutherocrininae

Blastoidea - Pentremitida - Hyperoblastidae

Taxonomy
Eleutherocrininae was named by Bather (1899). Its type is Eleutherocrinus.

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

Subtaxa
Eleutherocrinus (type genus)

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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classBlastoideaSay 1825
superorderSpiraculata(Jaekel 1918)
orderPentremitidaMatsumoto 1929
familyHyperoblastidaeFay 1964
subfamilyEleutherocrininaeBather 1899
subfamilyEleutherocrininaeBather 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. †Eleutherocrininae Bather 1899
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G. †Eleutherocrinus Shumard and Yandell 1856
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Eleutherocrinus cassedayi Shumard and Yandell 1856
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: Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (New York) Eleutherocrinus sp. (91240 91277)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Ontario) Eleutherocrinus cassedayi (230498)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) Eleutherocrinus cassedayi (206793)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Indiana) Eleutherocrinus cassadayi (230499)