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Encrinus liliiformis

Crinoidea - Encrinida - Encrinidae

Taxonomy
Encrinus liliiformis was named by Lamarck (1801). It is the type species of Encrinus.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. raridenatatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1801Encrinus liliiformis Lamarck
1927Encrinus liliiformis Ogilvie Gordon
2011Encrinus liliiformis Hess and Messing p. 28

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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)
orderEncrinidaMatsumoto 1929
familyEncrinidaeDujardin and Hupé 1862
genusEncrinusLamarck 1801
speciesliliiformisLamarck 1801

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.

†Encrinus liliiformis Lamarck 1801
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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: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:35:50
Modified: 2004-02-28 18:35:50
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Longobardian or 247.20000 to 235.00000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Hessen) Encrinus liliiformis (38545 44357 44358)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Hessen) Encrinus liliiformis (44356)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Encrinus liliiformis (67647)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0France Encrinus liliiformis (187349)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Austria Encrinus liliiformis (99797)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Encrinus liliiformis (31610)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Italy (Vicentin) Encrinus liliiformis (87260)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Encrinus liliiformis (31611 31612 31613 31614 31615 31616 31617 31618 31619 31620 31621 31622 31623 31624 31625 31626 31627 31628 31629 31630 31631 31632)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Encrinus liliiformis (201970)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Spain Encrinus liliiformis (73477)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0China (Guizhou) Encrinus liliiformis (85165)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Greece Encrinus liliiformis (201825)