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Cyathocrinites farleyi

Crinoidea - Cyathocrinida - Cyathocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Cyathocrinites farleyi was named by Meek and Worthen (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. astralus, C. glenni, C. patulosus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Cyathocrinites farleyi Meek and Worthen

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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
speciesfarleyi

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 farleyi Meek and Worthen 1966
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

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

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Tennessee) Cyathocrinites farleyi (165239 165241)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Kentucky) Cyathocrinites farleyi (6203 6206 165204)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9USA (Kentucky) Cyathocrinites farleyi (5869)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Kentucky) Cyathocrinites farleyi (37879)