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Platycrinus illinoisensis

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Platycrinitidae

Taxonomy
Platycrinus illinoisensis was named by Miller and Gurley (1896). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Platycrinites illinoisensis by Bassler and Moodey (1943).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Platycrinus illinoisensis Miller and Gurley
1943Platycrinites illinoisensis Bassler and Moodey

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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
suborderGlyptocrininaMoore 1952
superfamilyPlatycrinitaceaAustin and Austin 1843
familyPlatycrinitidaeBassler 1938
genusPlatycrinusMiller 1821
speciesillinoisensis

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.

Platycrinus illinoisensis Miller and Gurley 1896
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Osagean or 352.00000 to 343.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (New Mexico) Platycrinites illinoisensis (235905 235922)