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Protocrinitidae

Glyptosphaeritida - Protocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Protocrinitidae was named by Bather (1899).

It was assigned to Glyptosphaeritida by Kesling (1963), Beaver et al. (1967) and Bockelie (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Protocrinitidae Bather
1963Protocrinitidae Kesling p. 114
1967Protocrinitidae Beaver et al. p. S238
1984Protocrinitidae Bockelie

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
orderGlyptosphaeritida(Bernard 1895)
familyProtocrinitidaeBather 1899
familyProtocrinitidaeBather 1899

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. †Protocrinitidae Bather 1899
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G. †Fungocystites Barrande 1887
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G. †Protocrinites Eichwald 1840
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Protocrinites oviformis Eichwald 1840
Protocrinites rugatus Bockelie 1984
G. †Tristomiocystis Sumrall et al. 2009
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Tristomiocystis globosus Sumrall et al. 2009
Tristomiocystis globosus Sumrall et al. 2009
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationarysubp
Life habit: epifaunalsubp
Diet: suspension feedersubp
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-21 12:36:39
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:36:39
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Uhaku to the top of the Givetian or 466.00000 to 382.70000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 460.9 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uhaku466.0 - 460.9Lithuania Protocrinites oviformis (195469)
Idavere460.9 - 455.8Lithuania Protocrinites flagum (207205)
Idavere460.9 - 455.8Latvia Protocrinites flagum (207207)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Czech Republic Fungocystites sp. (3856)
Vinice457.5 - 455.8Czech Republic Fungocystites rarissimus, Fungocystites solitarius (200045) Fungocystites sp. (3864)
Johvi457.5 - 449.5Estonia (Lääne) Protocrinites oviformis (87270)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician457.5 - 443.4Czech Republic Fungocystites sp. (3865)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Kentucky) Tristomiocystis globosus (211438)