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Allionia

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Antedonidae

Taxonomy
Allionia was named by Michelotti (1861) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi]. It is not extant. Its type is Allionia oblita.

It was assigned to Comatulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Heliometrinae by Hess and Messing (2011).

Species
A. oblita (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Allionia Michelotti
2002Allionia Sepkoski
2011Allionia Hess and Messing p. 135

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
RankNameAuthor
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
suborderComatulidinaClark 1908
superfamilyAntedonoidea(Norman 1865)
familyAntedonidaeNorman 1865
subfamilyHeliometrinaeClark 1909
genusAllioniaMichelotti 1861

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. †Allionia Michelotti 1861
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Allionia oblita Michelotti 1861
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:07:27
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:29:07
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available