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Atelestocrinus delicatus

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Mastigocrinidae

Taxonomy
Atelestocrinus delicatus was named by Wachsmuth and Springer (1886). It is the type species of Atelestocrinus.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Atelestocrinus delicatus Wachsmuth and Springer
2012Atelestocrinus delicatus Kammer and Roeser p. 473

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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
orderDendrocrinida
superfamilyMastigocrinoidea(Jaekel 1918)
familyMastigocrinidaeJaekel 1918
genusAtelestocrinusWachsmuth and Springer 1886
speciesdelicatusWachsmuth and Springer 1886

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.

Atelestocrinus delicatus Wachsmuth and Springer 1886
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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: Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Osagean or 351.90000 to 342.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Iowa) Atelestocrinus delicatus (230511)