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Hexacrinites ✝
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Hexacrinitidae : Hexacrinites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Monobathrida : Hexacrinitidae : Hexacrinites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Hexacrinites Austin, 1843 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Mon. Crin., (2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 423 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 359 - 354 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Monobathrida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Crinoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Monobathrida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Hexacrinites adaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hexacrinites carinatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hexacrinites compactus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hexacrinites donarius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hexacrinites gosseleti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hexacrinites limbatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hexacrinites pinnulata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Hexacrinites prescheri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hexacrinites sartenaeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hexacrinites schnuri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hexacrinites senzeilleianus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hexacrinites triradiatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hexacrinites ubaghsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1843 | Hexacrinites Austin and Austin p. 48 |
1961 | Hexacrinites Philip |
2002 | Hexacrinites 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!