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Cataractocrinus

Crinoidea - Eustenocrinida - Eustenocrinidae

Taxonomy
Cataractocrinus was named by Eckert (1984).

It was assigned to Eustenocrinidae by Eckert (1984).

Species
C. clementi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Cataractocrinus Eckert

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
—Disparida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
orderEustenocrinida
familyEustenocrinidaeUlrich 1924
genusCataractocrinus

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.

G. †Cataractocrinus Eckert 1984
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†Cataractocrinus clementi Eckert 1984
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:34:13
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:33:22
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Llandovery or 443.10000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) C. clementi (3493 13289)