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Dichostreblocrinus scrobiculus

Crinoidea - Cyathocrinida - Lageniocrinidae

Taxonomy
Dichostreblocrinus scrobiculus was named by Weller (1930). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Weller Falls, which is in a Desmoinesian marine limestone in the Perth Limestone Formation of Indiana. It is the type species of Dichostreblocrinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Dichostreblocrinus scrobiculus Weller
1970Dichostreblocrinus scrobiculus Arendt p. 165 fig. 45

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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)
superfamilyHypocrinaceaWanner 1916
familyLageniocrinidae(Arendt 1970)
genusDichostreblocrinusWeller 1930
speciesscrobiculusWeller 1930

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.

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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Desmoinesian or 312.80000 to 306.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Indiana) Dichostreblocrinus scrobiculus (type locality: 90779)