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Cainocrinidae

Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Cainocrinidae

Taxonomy
Cainocrinidae was named by Simms (1988). Its type is Cainocrinus.

It was assigned to Isocrinina by Donovan (1994) and Hess and Messing (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Cainocrinidae Simms p. 284
1994Cainocrinidae Donovan p. 196
2011Cainocrinidae Hess and Messing p. 49

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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
familyCainocrinidaeSimms 1988
familyCainocrinidaeSimms 1988

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. †Cainocrinidae Simms 1988
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G. †Cainocrinus Forbes 1852
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Cainocrinus tintinnabulum Rasmussen 1972
G. †Nielsenicrinus Rasmussen 1961
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Nielsenicrinus agassizii Hagenow 1840
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Invalid names: Pentacrinites klodenii Hagenow 1840 [synonym]
Nielsenicrinus carinatus Roemer 1840
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Invalid names: Isocrinus courvillensis Valette 1917 [synonym], Isocrinus icaunensis Valette 1917 [synonym]
Nielsenicrinus cretaceus Leymerie 1842
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Invalid names: Pentacrinus fittoni Austin 1845 [objective synonym]
Nielsenicrinus ewaldi Jagt 1999
Nielsenicrinus fionicus Nielsen 1913
Nielsenicrinus japonicus Oji et al. 1996
Nielsenicrinus obsoletus Nielsen 1913
Nielsenicrinus rosenkrantzi Rasmussen 1961
G. Teliocrinus Döderlein 1912
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Invalid names: Comastrocrinus liliaceous Clark 1912 [synonym], Comastrocrinus ornatus Clark 1912 [synonym], Teliocrinus asper Döderlein 1912 [synonym]
Invalid names: Comastrocrinus Clark 1912 [synonym]
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 15:03:39
Modified: 2014-09-12 15:03:39
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Donovan 1994, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Santonian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 86.30000 to 11.60800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.6 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Poland Nielsenicrinus carinatus (183398 183400 183401)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Japan (Kyushu) Nielsenicrinus japonicus (204585)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Belgium (Liege) Nielsenicrinus carinatus (32147 32150)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Nielsenicrinus agassizi (32022)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Nielsenicrinus ewaldi (32167)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands Nielsenicrinus ewaldi (32161)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands Nielsenicrinus ewaldi (32160)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands (Limburg) Nielsenicrinus ewaldi (32166)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark Pentacrinus obsoletus, Pentacrinus fionicus (89866)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Denmark Nielsenicrinus obsoletus (51500)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Cainocrinus tintinnabulum (3261 8050 76601)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France Cainocrinus sp. (161927)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03New Zealand (North Island) Nielsenicrinus waiteteensis (205950)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan Teliocrinus springeri (161800)