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Diphuicrinus

Crinoidea - Diphuicrinidae

Taxonomy
Diphuicrinus was named by Moore and Plummer (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: C Bash-u C Step-u]. It is not extant. Its type is Diphuicrinus croneisi.

It was assigned to Diphuicrinidae by Moore and Strimple (1973); and to Cladida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
D. croneisi (type species), D. faustus, D. mammifer, D. pentanodus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Diphuicrinus Moore and Plummer
1973Diphuicrinus Moore and Strimple
2002Diphuicrinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
—Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
suborderPoteriocrinitinaJaekel 1918
familyDiphuicrinidaeStrimple and Knapp 1966
genusDiphuicrinusMoore and Plummer 1937

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. †Diphuicrinus Moore and Plummer 1937
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†Diphuicrinus croneisi Moore and Plummer 1938
†Diphuicrinus faustus Moore and Strimple 1973
†Diphuicrinus mammifer Moore and Strimple 1973
†Diphuicrinus pentanodus Moore and Strimple 1973
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 Morrowan to the top of the Atokan or 323.20000 to 312.80000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Arkansas) D. croneisi (128978 128985 129917 129918)
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Oklahoma) D. croneisi (128647 128679 128688 128915 129913 129914 129915 129916) D. croneisi, D. pentanodus (128687) D. faustus (128920) D. faustus, D. mammifer (128690) D. mammifer (128689)
Atokan318.6 - 312.8USA (Oklahoma) D. dovelyensis (90803)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Kentucky) D. patina (195795)