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Macrostylocrinus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Patelliocrinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Macrostylocrinus Kolata p. 451
2002Macrostylocrinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
familyPatelliocrinidaeAngelin 1878
genusMacrostylocrinus

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.

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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: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Stem lengths of 8-10 cm according to Brett (1984), therefore intermediate level epifaunal.g
Created: 2009-10-09 11:40:58
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:40:58
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Maysvillian to the top of the Ludlow or 450.20000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (56 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Scotland) M. cirrifer (181069)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Wyoming) M. wyomingensis (10446)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Scotland) M. cirrifer (73134)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1USA (Illinois) M. pristinus (201761)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1USA (Missouri) M. pristinus (201762)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Canada (Ontario) M. jordanensis (13287)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom (Wales) M. sp. (3479)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Iowa) M. sp. (456) M. sp. D Witzke and Strimple (26711 26712) M. sp. D Witzke and Strimple, M. sp. E Witzke and Strimple (26713) M. sp. E Witzke and Strimple (26714)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) M. jordanensis (3489)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7USA (New York) M. fusibrachiatus (26801)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) M. sp. (528)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Iowa) M. sp. (25015 25016 25038 26717) M. sp. A Witzke and Strimple (26708) M. sp. C Witzke and Strimple, M. sp. D Witzke and Strimple, M. sp. E Witzke and Strimple, M. obpyramidalis (26763) M. spp., M. sp., M. compressus (24963) M. vermiculatus, M. compressus (24968)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom M. silurocirrifer (224104)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6USA (Iowa) M. sp. (26720 26810) M. sp. A Witzke and Strimple, M. sp. B Witzke and Strimple, M. compressus (26769) M. sp. A Witzke and Strimple, M. sp. E Witzke and Strimple, M. compressus (26768)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (Wisconsin) M. obconicus (13075)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (Indiana) M. sp. (26805)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Arkansas) M. sp. (26800)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Wisconsin) M. striatus, M. obconicus, M. semiradiatus (13353)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Tennessee) M. fasciatus, M. striatus (26788) M. striatus (26802)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Iowa) M. sp. (25032)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Canada (Ontario) M. sp. (26855)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (New York) M. granulosus, M. sp. (13338) M. ornatus (12932 12936 13050 13052 26854) M. sp. (13051)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Indiana) M. fasciatus, M. striatus (26778 26794) M. sp. (26700 26771 26858) M. striatus (26787) M. striatus, M. fasciatus (26789 26792)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Illinois) M. sp. (26703) M. striatus, M. subglobosus, M. sp. (26770)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Wisconsin) M. sp. (26701)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Oklahoma) M. striatus (26823)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.0 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) M. sp. (26824)