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Cactocrinus proboscidialis

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Actinocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Actinocrinus proboscidialis was named by Hall (1858). It is not extant. It is the type species of Cactocrinus.

It was recombined as Cactocrinus proboscidialis by Wachsmuth and Springer (1897).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Actinocrinus proboscidialis Hall
1897Cactocrinus proboscidialis Wachsmuth and Springer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
suborderCompsocrininaUbaghs 1978
superfamilyPeriechocrinaceaBronn 1848
familyActinocrinitidaeAustin and Austin 1842
subfamilyCactocrininaeUbaghs 1978
genusCactocrinusWachsmuth and Springer 1897
speciesproboscidialis()

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.

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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 17:13:32
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:32:16
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Osagean or 352.00000 to 343.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (New Mexico) Cactocrinus proboscidialis (235905 235910 235911 235917 235923)