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Steganocrinus validus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Actinocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Actinocrinus validus was named by Meek and Worthen (1860). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Steganocrinus validus by Brower (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Actinocrinus validus Meek and Worthen
1965Steganocrinus validus Brower

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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
subfamilyActinocrinitinaeAustin and Austin 1842
genusSteganocrinus
speciesvalidus()

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.

Steganocrinus validus Meek and Worthen 1860
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available