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Physetocrinus ventricosus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Actinocrinitidae

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

It was recombined as Physetocrinus ventricosus by Meek and Worthen (1869).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Actinocrinus ventricosus Hall
1869Physetocrinus ventricosus Meek and Worthen

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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
subfamilyPhysetocrininaeUbaghs 1978
genusPhysetocrinusMeek and Worthen 1869
speciesventricosus()

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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available