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Gissocrinus

Crinoidea - Cyathocrinida - Cyathocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Gissocrinus was named by Angelin (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl P Leon-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cladida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cyathocrinitidae by Ramsbottom (1958), Willink (1979) and Webster and Webster (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Gissocrinus Angelin
1958Gissocrinus Ramsbottom p. 109
1979Gissocrinus Willink p. 129
2002Gissocrinus Sepkoski
2012Gissocrinus Webster and Webster p. 1183

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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
superorderCyathoformes
orderCyathocrinida(Bather 1899)
superfamilyCyathocrinitoidea(Roemer 1854)
familyCyathocrinitidaeRoemer 1854
genusGissocrinusAngelin 1878

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. †Gissocrinus Angelin 1878
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†Gissocrinus ludensis Ramsbottom 1958
†Gissocrinus voiseyi Willink 1979
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 of20 cm according to Brett (1984), therefore intermediate level epifaunal.g
Created: 2009-10-09 11:49:15
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:49:15
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 433.40000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Oklahoma) G. sp. (528)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) G. sp. (13594 13597 13598)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) G. sp. (79893)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Indiana) G. sp. (26700)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Illinois) G. sp. (26816)
Homerian - Gorstian430.5 - 425.6Sweden (Gotland) G. sp. (13602)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic G. sp. (14104)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Oklahoma) G. quadratus (26823)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Indiana) G. sp. (26688)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) G. sp. (13616)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0USA (Indiana) G. sp. (6706)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.6 - 419.2USA (Oklahoma) G. quadratus (26824)
Leintwardine421.3 - 419.2United Kingdom G. ludensis (95143)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany G. vertebrachialis (26904 74300)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Australia (New South Wales) G. voiseyi (86045)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Australia (Queensland) G. sp. (90010)