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Millericrinidae

Crinoidea - Millericrinida - Millericrinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Millericrinidae Jaeckel
1961Millericrinidae Rasmussen p. 156
1978Millericrinidae Ubaghs et al. p. T818
1995Millericrinidae Jäger p. 28
2011Millericrinidae Hess and Messing p. 160

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
—Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
—Eucladida
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderMillericrinidaSieverts-Doreck 1953
familyMillericrinidaeJaeckel 1918
familyMillericrinidaeJaeckel 1918

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. †Millericrinidae Jaeckel 1918
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G. †Ailsacrinus Taylor 1983
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†Ailsacrinus abbreviatus Taylor 1983
G. †Angulocrinus Rollier 1911
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†Angulocrinus nodotianus d'Orbigny 1841
G. †Liliocrinus Rollier 1911
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†Liliocrinus polydactylus d'Orbigny 1841
G. †Millericrinus d'Orbigny 1840
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†Millericrinus echinatus Schlotheim 1820
†Millericrinus goupili d'Orbigny 1839
†Millericrinus milleri von Schlotheim 1823
†Millericrinus rotiformis d'Orbigny 1850
Invalid names: Ceriocrinus [nomen nudum], Millericrinites Buvignier 1852 [nomen vanum]
G. †Orbignycrinus Biese 1935
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†Orbignycrinus cotteaui de Loriol 1883
†Orbignycrinus cupuliformis d'Orbigny 1841
Invalid names: Cupulocrinus Rollier 1911 [replaced]
G. †Pomatocrinus Desor 1845
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†Pomatocrinus mespiliformis von Schlotheim 1820
G. †Shroshaecrinus Klikushin 1987
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†Shroshaecrinus shroshaensis Klikushin 1987
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 17:12:34
Modified: 2004-02-28 19:12:34
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Missourian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 306.00000 to 145.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 303.7 Ma

Collections (61 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Pennsylvania) Ceriocrinus sp. (184105)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Indonesia Ceriocrinus rugosus, Ceriocrinus expansus, Ceriocrinus excavatissimus, Ceriocrinus rotundatus, Ceriocrinus malaianua (118268)
Roadian - Wordian272.3 - 264.28Indonesia Ceriocrinus malaianus (39608 39610)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Italy Millericrinus adneticus (173592)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Italy (Varese) Millericrinidae indet. (37504)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6Germany Shroshaecrinus quedlinburgensis (139788)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Germany (Thüringen) Shroshaecrinus quedlinburgensis (31988)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Germany Shroshaecrinus quedlinburgensis (139791)
Early/Lower Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Germany (Bayern) Shroshaecrinus quedlinburgensis (31989)
Middle Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Germany Shroshaecrinus quedlinburgensis (139786)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Millericrinus sp. (204062 204103)
Bathonian - Callovian168.3 - 163.5Somalia Millericrinus sp. (100385)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Angulocrinus sp. (2601) Angulocrinus sp., Millericrinus sp. (2599) Millericrinus sp. (2560 2562)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Germany (Brandenburg) Millericrinus escheri, Millericrinus echinatus (32016)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Saudi Arabia Ceriocrinus sp. (47898 47899 47902) Millericrinus granulosus, Ceriocrinus sp. (47894 47900) Millericrinus sp. (47875 47886) Millericrinus sp., Ceriocrinus sp. (47885 48597 48604)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Tunisia Pomatocrinus sp. (13903 13950)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Ukraine Millericrinus annulatus, Millericrinus convexus, Millericrinus etalloni, Millericrinus granulosus, Millericrinus knorri, Millericrinus multipunctatus, Millericrinus thiollieri, Millericrinus echinatus, Millericrinus rotiformis, Millericrinus goupilianus, Millericrinus milleri (67868)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Switzerland (Basel-Landschaft) Millericrinus sp. (233587)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Tunisia Pomatocrinus sp. (13660 13663 13677)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Egypt Millericrinus echinatus, Millericrinus rotiformis, Millericrinus goupili (171258)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Saudi Arabia Ceriocrinus sp. (46304 46305) Millericrinus sp. (46302 46307 46309)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Tunisia Pomatocrinus sp. (13953)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Spain Millericrinus sp. (67866)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Millericrinus sp. (2586)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Poland Millericrinus sp. (38692)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Millericrinus etalloni (62710) Millericrinus horridus, Millericrinus etalloni (62708)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Millericrinus sp. (13055)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal Millericrinus lusitanicus (68212 68819)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Saudi Arabia Millericrinus sp. (45691)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal (Centro) Millericrinus lusitanicus, Millericrinus escheri, Millericrinus horridus (68220)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France Angulocrinus simplex (101050)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Millericrinus horridus, Millericrinus escheri, Millericrinus mespiliformis, Millericrinus lusitanicus (34661)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Bayern) Millericrinus sp. (59175)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Millericrinus milleri (154138)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Liliocrinus sp. (211294)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Millericrinus rosaceus, Millericrinus horridus, Millericrinus mespiliformis, Millericrinus milleri (23887)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Millericrinus sp. (23903 23904)