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Uperocrinus pyriformis

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Batocrinidae

Taxonomy
Actinocrinus pyriformis was named by Shumard (1855). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Uperocrinus pyriformis by Meek and Worthen (1865).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Actinocrinus pyriformis Shumard
1865Uperocrinus pyriformis Meek and Worthen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
suborderCompsocrininaUbaghs 1978
superfamilyCarpocrinaceade Koninck and LeHon 1854
familyBatocrinidaeWachsmuth and Springer 1881
genusUperocrinusMeek and Worthen 1865
speciespyriformis()

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.

Uperocrinus pyriformis Shumard 1855
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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: Tournaisian or 358.90000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Kentucky) Uperocrinus pyriformis (65685 65686 65689 65691)