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Nipponicrinus akiyoshiensis

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Paragaricocrinidae

Taxonomy
Nipponicrinus akiyoshiensis was named by Keyes et al. (2025) [= 2001 Paragaricocrinidae gen. type B2 Hashimoto, p. 9, pl., 2, figs. 1–4, 7; pl. 3, fig. 3; Fig. 4.2. = 2014 Paragaricocrinidae gen. type B2; Webster andWebster, p. 1628.]. Its type specimen is ASM 50058 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Akiyoshi Terraine, Hashimoto (2001) locality, which is in a Moscovian carbonate limestone in Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Nipponicrinus akiyoshiensis Keyes et al. p. 158 figs. 10.1, 10.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
suborderCompsocrininaUbaghs 1978
superfamilyPeriechocrinitoidea(Bronn 1848)
familyParagaricocrinidaeMoore and Laudon 1942
genusNipponicrinus
speciesakiyoshiensis

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.

Nipponicrinus akiyoshiensis Keyes et al. 2025
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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: yeso
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 17:13:32
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:32:16
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Moscovian or 315.20000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Japan Paragaricocrinidae gen. type B2 (242005)