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Adelphicrinus fortuitus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida

Taxonomy
Adelphicrinus fortuitus was named by Guensburg and Sprinkle (2003). Its type specimen is PE 52739 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Guen section, 3 km north of SQ section, which is in a Blackhillsian carbonate limestone in the Fillmore Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Adelphicrinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Adelphicrinus fortuitus Guensburg and Sprinkle pp. 23 - 24 figs. Text-figure 1 1 . Plate 9. figures 6-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
genusAdelphicrinus
speciesfortuitus

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.

Adelphicrinus fortuitus Guensburg and Sprinkle 2003
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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: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 17:13:32
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:32:16
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Blackhillsian or 474.90000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Utah) Adelphicrinus fortuitus (type locality: 201741)