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Eocrinidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Eocrinoidea : Gogiida : Eocrinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 513 - 499 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Eocrinoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Eocrinoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Eocrinoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | Y. Zhao, R. L. Parsley, and J. Peng. 2008. Basal Middle Cambrian short-stalked eorinoids from the Kali Biota: Guizhou Province, China. Journal of Paleontology 82(2):415-422 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Akadocrinus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Alanisicystis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Globoeocrinus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Gogia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 28 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Guizhoueocrinus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Sinoeocrinus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1918 | Eocrinidae Jaekel |
| 2006 | Eocrinidae Parsley and Zhao p. 1065 |
| 2008 | Eocrinidae Zhao et al. p. 419 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
