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Leocrinus undulatus

Crinoidea - Leocrinidae

Taxonomy
Leocrinus undulatus was named by Kristan-Tollmann (1990). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is S359, Steinbergkogel, west of Halstatt, which is in a Sevatian carbonate limestone in the Hallstatt Formation of Austria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Leocrinus undulatus Kristan-Tollmann p. 69 figs. 15-17,18b; pl 4, fig 9; pl 5, figs 7,8

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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
speciesundulatus

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 undulatus 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: Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Sevatian or 208.50000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Austria Leocrinus undulatus (139409 type locality: 139410 139415 139416)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria Leocrinus undulatus (139402 139417 139418)