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Protaxocrinus girvanensis

Crinoidea - Taxocrinida - Taxocrinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Protaxocrinus girvanensis Ramsbottom

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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)
superorderFlexibilia(Zittel 1895)
orderTaxocrinidaSpringer 1913
superfamilyTaxocrinaceaAngelin 1878
familyTaxocrinidaeAngelin 1878
genusProtaxocrinusSpringer 1906
speciesgirvanensis

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.

†Protaxocrinus girvanensis Ramsbottom 1961
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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: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 17:20:53
Modified: 2004-02-28 19:20:53
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Rawtheyan or 448.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Protaxocrinus girvanensis (181069)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Protaxocrinus girvanensis (73134)