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Melbacrinus

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Bridgerocrinidae

Taxonomy
Melbacrinus was named by Strimple (1939) [Sepkoski's age data: C Step-l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cladida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bridgerocrinidae by Webster and Lane (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Melbacrinus Strimple
2002Melbacrinus Sepkoski
2007Melbacrinus Webster and Lane p. 957

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
superorderCyathoformes
orderDendrocrinida
familyBridgerocrinidae
genusMelbacrinusStrimple 1939

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. †Melbacrinus Strimple 1939
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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: 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: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available