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Cyathocrinites iowensis

Crinoidea - Cyathocrinida - Cyathocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Cyathocrinites iowensis was named by Owen and Shumard (1850).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Cyathocrinites iowensis Owen and Shumard

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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
speciesiowensis

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 iowensis Owen and Shumard 1850
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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: Osagean or 351.90000 to 342.90000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Kentucky) Cyathocrinites iowensis (65686 65691)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Tennessee) Cyathocrinites iowensis (165203 165239 165241)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Kentucky) Cyathocrinites iowensis (6200 6202 6203 6204 6205 6206 165191 165192 165193 165194 165195 165200 165201 165202 165204 165245)
Osagean - Chadian351.9 - 339.9USA (Kentucky) Cyathocrinites iowensis (6201 165199)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Kentucky) Cyathocrinites iowensis (37879)