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Pisocrinidae

Crinoidea - Pisocrinida - Pisocrinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Pisocrinidae Angelin
1936Pisocrinidae Goldring
1978Pisocrinidae Ubaghs et al. p. T534
2008Pisocrinidae Fearnhead p. 49
2009Pisocrinidae Webster and Rakhmonov p. 236
2010Pisocrinidae Ausich and Copper p. 73

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
superorderDisparida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
orderPisocrinida
familyPisocrinidaeAngelin 1878
familyPisocrinidaeAngelin 1878

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.

Fm. †Pisocrinidae Angelin 1878
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G. †Calycanthocrinus Follmann 1887
G. †Cicerocrinus Sollas 1900
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†Cicerocrinus anglicus Jaekel 1900
†Cicerocrinus elegans Sollas 1900
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Invalid names: Lagarocrinus tenuis Jaekel 1900 [synonym]
G. †Jaekelicrinus Yakovlev 1949
G. †Metaffinocrinus Knapp 1969
Subfm. †Pisocrininae Angelin 1878
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G. †Parapisocrinus Mu 1954
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†Parapisocrinus ollula Angelin 1878
†Parapisocrinus quinquelobus Ausich and Copper 2010
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Invalid names: Haplocrinites hemisphaericus Troost 1850 [synonym], Pisocrinus gorbyi Miller 1891 [synonym], Pisocrinus milligani Miller and Gurley 1895 [synonym], Pisocrinus quinquelobus Bather 1893 [synonym]
G. †Pisocrinus de Koninck 1858
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†Pisocrinus campana Miller 1891
†Pisocrinus pilula Koninck 1858
†Pisocrinus sphericus Rowley 1904
G. †Platyfundocrinus Knapp 1969
G. †Playfordicrinus Jell and Jell 1999
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†Playfordicrinus kellyensis Jell and Jell 1999
G. †Polygonocrinus Strimple 1961
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†Polygonocrinus spiniferus Strimple and Moore 1971
G. †Psilocrinus Knapp 1969
G. †Retusocrinus Knapp 1969
G. †Schedexocrinus Strimple 1961
G. †Simocrinus Knapp 1969
G. †Triacrinus Muenster 1839
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Invalid names: Trichocrinus Mueller 1856 [synonym]
G. †Zeusocrinus Strimple 1961
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: 2004-02-28 16:34:13
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:33:22
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Artinskian or 438.50000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections (98 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Indiana) Pisocrinus gemmiformis (75266)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Oklahoma) Pisocrinus sp. (528)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Indiana) Pisocrinus spp. (26813)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Ohio) Pisocrinidae indet. (13337)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4USA (New York) Pisocrinus sp. (13045)
Clinton439.0 - 438.0Canada (British Columbia) Pisocrinus sp. (5153)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Quebec) Parapisocrinus quinquelobus (202393)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Sichuan) Pisocrinus yini (27830)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom Pisocrinus campana (79882 224104)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (Iowa) Pisocrinus sp. (24963)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5USA (Iowa) Pisocrinus sp. (26810)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5USA (Indiana) Pisocrinus gemmiformis (26798 26803)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5USA (New York) Pisocrinus sp. (26814)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5USA (Indiana) Pisocrinus gemmiformis (26805)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) Pisocrinus sp. (13598)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Tennessee) Pisocrinus gemmiformis (26802)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Australia (Australian Capital Territory) Pisocrinus australis (25652 25679)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4China (Shaanxi) Pisocrinus sp. (27802)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Iowa) Pisocrinus sp. (25019 25044 26812)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (New York) Pisocrinus sp. (13338)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Indiana) Pisocrinus gemmiformis, Pisocrinus campana (26771) Pisocrinus spp. (26700 26811)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Wisconsin) Pisocrinus spp. (26815)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Illinois) Parapisocrinus sp., Pisocrinus sp. (26816)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Tennessee) Pisocrinus gemmiformis, Parapisocrinus quinquelobus (26817)
Wenlock - Silurian433.4 - 419.2USA (Wisconsin) Parapisocrinus sp. (13017 13021 13023 13024 13026 13028 13040 13041)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Czech Republic Pisocrinus sp. (14102)
Homerian - Gorstian430.5 - 425.6Sweden (Gotland) Pisocrinus sp. (13602)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Australia (Australian Capital Territory) Pisocrinus australis (25680 25682) Pisocrinus yassensis (25639)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic Pisocrinus sp. (14104)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Missouri) Pisocrinus sp. nov. 1, Pisocrinus sp. nov. 2, Pisocrinus glabellus, Pisocrinus spatulatus, Parapisocrinus quinquelobus, Pisocrinus gorbyi (26822) Pisocrinus spp. (26821)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Oklahoma) Parapisocrinus tennesseensis, Pisocrinus spatulus, Parapisocrinus quinquelobus (26823)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Australia (Victoria) Trichocrinus morleyi (39137 39139)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0United Kingdom Cicerocrinus elegans (119404 119405) Lagarocrinus tenuis (119403)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) Pisocrinus sp. (13616 13619)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0USA (Indiana) Pisocrinus benedicti, Parapisocrinus quinquelobus, Pisocrinus gorbyi (6706)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.6 - 419.2USA (Oklahoma) Pisocrinus spatulatus, Parapisocrinus quinquelobus (26824)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (Tennessee) Pisocrinus spp. (26772)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Australia (Victoria) Trichocrinus morleyi (39130)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Ukraine Pisocrinus ubaghsi (13874)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Poland Pisocrinus sp. (13883)
Leintwardine421.3 - 419.2United Kingdom Pisocrinus sphericus (95143)
Whitcliffe421.3 - 419.2United Kingdom Cicerocrinus elegans (119402) Lagarocrinus anglicus (119406)
Helderbergian - Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Ukraine Pisocrinus ubaghsi (13875)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Poland Pisocrinus sp. (13884)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Czech Republic Parapisocrinus ollula (94439 94444) Parapisocrinus sp., Pisocrinus sp. (13897) Pisocrinidae indet. (94441) Pisocrinus bohemicus, Pisocrinus ubaghsi, Parapisocrinus ollula (14133) Pisocrinus ubaghsi, Parapisocrinus ollula (14132)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Russian Federation Pisocrinus asteriscus, Pisocrinus costatus, Ollulocrinus quinquelobus (24741) Pisocrinus concinnus, Pisocrinus bohemicus (193031)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Russian Federation (Sverdlovskaya Oblast) Pisocrinus costatus (81796)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Australia (Queensland) Parapisocrinus sp. (40019)
Pragian - Early/Lower Emsian410.8 - 402.5Russian Federation (Sverdlovskaya Oblast) Pisocrinus costatus (81790)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Gemuenden) Calycanthocrinus decadactylus, Triacrinus elongatus (26903)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Czech Republic Pisocrinus kolihai, Parapisocrinus ollula (14137)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany Calycanthocrinus decadactylus, Triacrinus elongatus, Triacrinus koenigswaldi, Triacrinus kutscheri (26904)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Tajikistan Triacrinus prantli (79093)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Morocco Pisocrinus sp. (208263)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Czech Republic Pisocrinus crassiortabelaris, Pisocrinus yakovlevi, Triacrinus prantli, Parapisocrinus ollula (14139)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic Pisocrinus yakovlevi, Triacrinus prantli (14141)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Uzbekistan Pisocrinus sp. (92635)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Australia (Western Australia) Jaekelicrinus murrayi (38996)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Australia (Western Australia) Jaekelicrinus murrayi (39115) Jaekelicrinus murrayi, Playfordicrinus kellyensis (39001) Playfordicrinus kellyensis (39117)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7Australia (Western Australia) Jaekelicrinus murrayi (39116 39118 39120)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Morocco Parapisocrinus sp. (234773)
Atokan318.6 - 312.8USA (Missouri) Platyfundocrinus typus (90802)
Atokan318.6 - 312.8USA (Oklahoma) Platyfundocrinus webbersensis (90803)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Illinois) Polygonocrinus spiniferus (51191)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Nevada) Schedexocrinus sp. (74742 90756)