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Leocrinus krystyni

Crinoidea - Leocrinidae

Taxonomy
Leocrinus krystyni was named by Kristan-Tollmann (1990). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Leocrinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Leocrinus krystyni Kristan-Tollmann p. 64 figs. 12-14; pl 4, figs 1,2,4,5
2011Leocrinus krystyni Hess and Messing p. 219

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
familyLeocrinidae
genusLeocrinus
specieskrystyni

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.

Leocrinus krystyni Kristan-Tollmann 1990
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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: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-10-09 11:50:31
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:50:31
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lacian to the top of the Sevatian or 221.50000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Turkey Leocrinus krystyni (139411)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Indonesia Leocrinus krystyni (139405 139412)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Austria Leocrinus krystyni (139410)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Indonesia Leocrinus krystyni (139404)