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Osteocrinus sinensis

Crinoidea - Roveacrinida - Somphocrinidae

Taxonomy
Osteocrinus sinensis was named by Hess et al. (2016). Its type specimen is MHI 1879/1/2, a calyx, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Osteocrinus sinensis Hess et al.

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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)
orderRoveacrinidaSieverts-Doreck
familySomphocrinidae
genusOsteocrinusKristan-Tollmann 1970
speciessinensis

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.

Osteocrinus sinensis Hess et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: inner shelf, marines
Locomotion: passively mobiles
Attached: yeso
Life habit: planktonics
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2016-09-29 17:01:35
Modified: 2016-09-29 17:01:35
Source: s = species, o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Hess et al. 2016, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Carnian or 237.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Guizhou) Osteocrinus sinensis (181723)