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Cupulocrinus crossmani

Crinoidea - Cupulocrinidae

Taxonomy
Cupulocrinus crossmani was named by Brower (1992). Its type specimen is 52160 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Cupulocrinus crossmani Brower

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
superorderFlexibilia(Zittel 1895)
familyCupulocrinidaeMoore and Laudon 1943
genusCupulocrinusd'Orbigny 1849
speciescrossmani

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.

Cupulocrinus crossmani Brower 1992
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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 11:52:01
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:52:01
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Katian or 452.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2USA (Iowa) Cupulocrinus crossmani (138446)