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Floricyclidae

Crinoidea - Floricyclidae

Taxonomy
Floricyclidae was named by Moore and Jeffords (1968). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Crinoidea by Gluchowski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Floricyclidae Moore and Jeffords
2002Floricyclidae Gluchowski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
familyFloricyclidaeMoore and Jeffords 1968
familyFloricyclidaeMoore 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. †Floricyclidae Moore and Jeffords 1968
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G. †Acbastaucrinus Sisova 1979
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G. †Cyclocion Moore and Jeffords 1968
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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Famennian or 372.20000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Poland (Świętokrzyskie) Acbastaucrinus affectatus (124285 124300 124302) Acbastaucrinus affectatus, Cyclocion sp. (124234 124235 124236 124287)