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Plicatocrinus

Crinoidea - Cyrtocrinida - Plicatocrinidae

Taxonomy
Plicatocrinus was named by Muenster (1839) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie J Tith-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Plicatocrinus hexagonus. It is the type genus of Plicatocrinidae, Plicatocrinoidea.

It was assigned to Cyrtocrinida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Plicatocrinidae by Hess and Messing (2011).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Plicatocrinus Muenster
2002Plicatocrinus Sepkoski
2011Plicatocrinus Hess and Messing p. 194

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
RankNameAuthor
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderCyrtocrinidaSieverts-Doreck 1953
suborderCyrtocrininaSieverts-Doreck 1952
superfamilyPlicatocrinoideaZittel 1879
familyPlicatocrinidaeZittel 1879
genusPlicatocrinusMuenster 1839

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. †Plicatocrinus Muenster 1839
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Plicatocrinus hexagonus Muenster 1839
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Invalid names: Plicatocrinus pentagonus Muenster 1839 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:27:36
Modified: 2004-02-28 18:27:36
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 155.70000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) P. fraasi (154138)