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Plicatocrinus hexagonus

Crinoidea - Cyrtocrinida - Plicatocrinidae

Taxonomy
Plicatocrinus hexagonus was named by Muenster (1839). It is the type species of Plicatocrinus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Plicatocrinus hexagonus Muenster p. 89
1839Plicatocrinus pentagonus Muenster p. 89
2011Plicatocrinus hexagonus Hess and Messing p. 194

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
RankNameAuthor
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderCyrtocrinidaSieverts-Doreck 1953
suborderCyrtocrininaSieverts-Doreck 1952
superfamilyPlicatocrinoideaZittel 1879
familyPlicatocrinidaeZittel 1879
genusPlicatocrinusMuenster 1839
specieshexagonusMuenster 1839

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.

Plicatocrinus hexagonus Muenster 1839
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Invalid names: Plicatocrinus pentagonus Muenster 1839 [synonym]
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 16:27:36
Modified: 2004-02-28 18:27:36
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available