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Cyathocrinites asperrimus

Crinoidea - Cyathocrinida - Cyathocrinitidae

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Cyathocrinites asperrimus Springer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
RankNameAuthor
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
superorderCyathoformes
orderCyathocrinida(Bather 1899)
superfamilyCyathocrinitoidea(Roemer 1854)
familyCyathocrinitidaeRoemer 1854
genusCyathocrinitesMiller 1821
speciesasperrimus

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.

Cyathocrinites asperrimus Springer 1911
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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: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-10-09 11:50:31
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:50:31
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Chadian to the top of the Osagean or 346.70000 to 342.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Kentucky) Cyathocrinites asperrimus (6200 6203 6206 165200 165204)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9USA (Kentucky) Cyathocrinites asperrimus (5868)