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Exaesiodiscidae

Crinoidea - Exaesiodiscidae

Discussion

Disarticulated columnals, according to Ubaghs, et al., 1978: T931

Taxonomy
Exaesiodiscidae was named by Moore and Jeffords (1968). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Crinoidea by Moore and Jeffords (1968).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Exaesiodiscidae Moore and Jeffords

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
familyExaesiodiscidaeMoore and Jeffords 1968
familyExaesiodiscidaeMoore and Jeffords 1968

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. †Exaesiodiscidae Moore and Jeffords 1968
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G. †Cyclostelechus Moore and Jeffords 1968
G. †Exaesiodiscus Moore and Jeffords 1968
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Exaesiodiscus compositus Gluchowski 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 12:31:37
Modified: 2010-02-10 07:13:41
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Famennian or 427.40000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2Russian Federation Exaesiodiscus sp. (24781)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Russian Federation (Orenburgskaya Oblast) Exaesiodiscus minutus (83918)
Middle Frasnian - Late/Upper Frasnian382.4 - 376.1Poland (Świętokrzyskie) Exaesiodiscus compositus (123052)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Poland (Lesser Poland) Cyclostelechus sp. (124356)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Poland (Świętokrzyskie) Cyclostelechus sp. (124232 124234 124235)