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Megaliocrinus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Paragaricocrinidae

Taxonomy
Megaliocrinus was named by Moore and Laudon (1942) [Sepkoski's age data: C Bash-l C Mosc-u]. It is not extant. Its type is Megaliocrinus aplatus.

It was assigned to Paragaricocrinidae by Moore and Strimple (1973); and to Monobathrida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. aplatus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Megaliocrinus Moore and Laudon
1973Megaliocrinus Moore and Strimple
2002Megaliocrinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
suborderCompsocrininaUbaghs 1978
superfamilyPeriechocrinoidea(Austin and Austin 1843)
familyParagaricocrinidaeMoore and Laudon 1942
genusMegaliocrinusMoore and Laudon 1942

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.

G. †Megaliocrinus Moore and Laudon 1942
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Megaliocrinus aplatus Moore and Laudon 1942
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 17:13:32
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:32:16
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Morrowan or 323.20000 to 318.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Oklahoma) M. aplatus (128687)