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Pycnocrinus mohonkensis

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Glyptocrinidae

Taxonomy
Pycnocrinus mohonkensis was named by Brower et al. (2024). Its type specimen is AMNH FI 162955, a calyx, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shale Bank quarry, Mohonk Mountain House, which is in a Katian offshore sandstone in the Martinsburg Formation of New York.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Pycnocrinus mohonkensis Brower et al. p. 411 fig. 3,4

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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
superfamilyGlyptocrinaceavon Zittel 1879
familyGlyptocrinidaevon Zittel
genusPycnocrinusMiller 1883
speciesmohonkensis

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.

Pycnocrinus mohonkensis Brower et al. 2024
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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: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-10-09 11:25:09
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:25:09
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Katian or 453.00000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian453.0 - 445.2USA (New York) Pycnocrinus mohonkensis (type locality: 236743)