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Macrostylocrinus wyomingensis

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Patelliocrinidae

Taxonomy
Macrostylocrinus wyomingensis was named by Kolata (1976) [deposited in type collection at the Department of Geology, University of Illinois (UI), Urbana, Illinois]. Its type specimen is UI X-5190 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Bighorn Formation Crinoids, which is in a Maysvillian deep subtidal limestone in the Bighorn Dolomite Formation of Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Macrostylocrinus wyomingensis Kolata

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
familyPatelliocrinidaeAngelin 1878
genusMacrostylocrinus
specieswyomingensis

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: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-10-09 11:40:58
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:40:58
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Maysvillian or 450.20000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Wyoming) Macrostylocrinus wyomingensis (type locality: 10446)