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Nielsenicrinus

Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Cainocrinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Nielsenicrinus Rasmussen p. 94
1993Nielsenicrinus Eagle p. 3
1996Nielsenicrinus Oji et al.
1999Nielsenicrinus Jagt p. 77
2002Nielsenicrinus Sepkoski
2011Nielsenicrinus Hess and Messing p. 61

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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
familyCainocrinidaeSimms 1988
genusNielsenicrinus

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. †Nielsenicrinus Rasmussen 1961
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Nielsenicrinus agassizii Hagenow 1840
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Invalid names: Pentacrinites klodenii Hagenow 1840 [synonym]
Nielsenicrinus carinatus Roemer 1840
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Invalid names: Isocrinus courvillensis Valette 1917 [synonym], Isocrinus icaunensis Valette 1917 [synonym]
Nielsenicrinus cretaceus Leymerie 1842
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Invalid names: Pentacrinus fittoni Austin 1845 [objective synonym]
Nielsenicrinus ewaldi Jagt 1999
Nielsenicrinus fionicus Nielsen 1913
Nielsenicrinus japonicus Oji et al. 1996
Nielsenicrinus obsoletus Nielsen 1913
Nielsenicrinus rosenkrantzi Rasmussen 1961
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 15:03:39
Modified: 2014-09-12 15:03:39
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Donovan 1994, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Chattian or 86.30000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Poland N. carinatus (183398 183400 183401)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Japan (Kyushu) N. japonicus (204585)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Belgium (Liege) N. carinatus (32147 32150)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) N. agassizi (32022)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) N. ewaldi (32167)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands N. ewaldi (32161)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands (Limburg) N. ewaldi (32166)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands N. ewaldi (32160)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark Pentacrinus obsoletus, Pentacrinus fionicus (89866)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Denmark N. obsoletus (51500)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03New Zealand (North Island) N. waiteteensis (205950)