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Glyptocrinus ✝
| Description | Glyptocrinus is an extinct genus of sea lily that lived from the Middle Ordovician to the Early Silurian (471.8 - 436.0 Ma). Its remains have been found in North America. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyptocrinus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Glyptocrinus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Monobathrida : Glyptocrinidae : Glyptocrinus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Glyptocrinus Hall, 1847 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | N. H. New York, (Pal. 6) 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 470 - 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 443 - 436 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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: Approximate length of 5-40 cm according to Brett et al (2008), therefore upper 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyptocrinus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Glyptocrinus angularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Glyptocrinus dyeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Glyptocrinus fimbriatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Glyptocrinus laticostatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Glyptocrinus nodosus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Glyptocrinus ornatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Glyptocrinus sculptus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Glyptocrinus Wachsmuth & Springer, 1881 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Glyptocrinus |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1847 | Glyptocrinus Hall |
| 1998 | Glyptocrinus Ausich p. 24 |
| 2002 | Glyptocrinus 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!
