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Saccocoma quenstedti

Crinoidea - Roveacrinida - Saccocomidae

Discussion

Paratypes: SMNS 64833,64834

Taxonomy
Saccocoma quenstedti was named by Sieverts-Doreck and Hess (2002). Its type specimen is SMNS 64832 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Saccocoma quenstedti Hess
2002Saccocoma quenstedti Sieverts-Doreck and Hess

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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
familySaccocomidaed'Orbigny 1852
subfamilySaccocominaed'Orbigny 1852
genusSaccocomaAgassiz 1836
speciesquenstedtiSieverts-Doreck and Hess 2002

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.

Saccocoma quenstedti Sieverts-Doreck and Hess 2002
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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 15:04:11
Modified: 2014-09-12 15:04:11
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Donovan 1994

Age range: base of the Induan to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 252.17000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan - Olenekian252.17 - 247.2Norway (Svalbard) Saccocoma quenstedti (181724)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Saccocoma quenstedti (225669)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Swabia) Saccocoma quenstedti (186313 186316 186317 186319 186321 186322 186323 186325)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Swabia) Saccocoma quenstedti (186327 186328 186329)