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Laevigatocrinus

Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Isocrinidae

Taxonomy
Laevigatocrinus was named by Klikushin (1979) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis Tr Carn-l Sepkoski's reference number: 576]. Its type is Pentacrinus laevigatus.

It was assigned to Isocrinida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Balanocrininae by Hess and Messing (2011).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Laevigatocrinus Klikushin p. 88
2002Laevigatocrinus Sepkoski
2011Laevigatocrinus Hess and Messing p. 58

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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
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderIsocrinidaSieverts-Doreck 1952
suborderIsocrininaSieverts-Doreck 1952
familyIsocrinidaeGislén 1924
subfamilyBalanocrininaeRoux 1981
genusLaevigatocrinusKlikushin 1979

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. †Laevigatocrinus Klikushin 1979
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Laevigatocrinus laevigatus Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Pentacrinus venustus Klipstein 1843 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2014-09-12 15:03:18
Modified: 2014-09-12 15:03:18
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Donovan 1994, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Julian or 247.20000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0New Zealand L. balmacaanensis (60863 60990 60991)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Slovenia L. subcrenatus (85173 85175 85177)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Pentacrinus laevigatus (137429)