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Aorocrinus meyeri

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Coelocrinidae

Taxonomy
Aorocrinus meyeri was named by Ausich and Roeser (2012). Its type specimen is CMCIP 46098 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. banffensis, A. iola, A. nodulus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Aorocrinus meyeri Ausich and Roeser p. 498 figs. 6.9-6.11

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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
superfamilyPeriechocrinoidea(Bronn 1849)
familyCoelocrinidaeBather 1899
genusAorocrinusWachsmuth and Springer 1897
speciesmeyeri

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.

†Aorocrinus meyeri Ausich and Roeser 2012
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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, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Kinderhookian or 358.86000 to 351.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Ohio) Aorocrinus meyeri (236671 276404)