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Neocrinus tenellus

Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Isocrinidae

Taxonomy
Pentacrinus tenellus was named by Eichwald (1868). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Neocrinus tenellus by Rasmussen (1961).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. gastaldii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Pentacrinus tenellus Eichwald p. 225 figs. pl. 16, fig. 1
1947Pentacrinus tenellus Spath p. 47
1961Neocrinus tenellus Rasmussen p. 92 figs. Pl 10, figs 1-11

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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
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderIsocrinidaSieverts-Doreck 1952
suborderIsocrininaSieverts-Doreck 1952
familyIsocrinidaeGislén 1924
genusNeocrinus(Wyville Thomson 1864)
speciestenellus(Eichwald 1868)

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.

†Neocrinus tenellus Eichwald 1868
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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: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2014-09-12 15:03:18
Modified: 2014-09-12 15:03:18
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Donovan 1994, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Berriasian or 145.00000 to 139.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Greenland Pentacrinus tenellus (82620 82623)