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Macrostylocrinus ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Patelliocrinidae : Macrostylocrinus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Monobathrida : Patelliocrinidae : Macrostylocrinus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Macrostylocrinus Hall, 1852 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Nat. Hist. N. York, (Pal. 6), 2, 1851 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 456 - 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 427 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Crinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: Stem lengths of 8-10 cm according to Brett (1984), therefore intermediate level epifaunal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Crinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Macrostylocrinus fusibrachiatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macrostylocrinus homalos species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macrostylocrinus laevis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macrostylocrinus pristinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macrostylocrinus pustulosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macrostylocrinus recumbens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macrostylocrinus styo species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macrostylocrinus wyomingensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1976 | Macrostylocrinus Kolata p. 451 |
2002 | Macrostylocrinus Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!