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Ridersiidae

Eocrinoidea - Ridersiidae

Taxonomy
Ridersiidae was named by Jell et al. (1985). It is not extant. Its type is Ridersia.

It was assigned to Eocrinoidea by Jell et al. (1985).

Subtaxa
Ridersia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Ridersiidae Jell et al. p. 199

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classEocrinoideaJaekel 1918
familyRidersiidae
familyRidersiidae

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.

Fm. †Ridersiidae Jell et al. 1985
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G. †Ridersia Jell et al. 1985
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Ridersia watsonae Jell et al. 1985
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:44:55
Modified: 2010-02-11 00:40:17
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Iverian or 494.00000 to 489.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Iverian494.0 - 489.5Australia (Queensland) Ridersia watsonae (193847)