Rhenberg, Elizabeth C., Ausich, William I., Kammer, Thomas W. (2015) Generic concepts in the Actinocrinitidae Austin and Austin, 1842 (class Crinoidea) and evaluation of generic assignments of species. Journal of Paleontology, 89 (1) 1-19 doi:10.1017/jpa.2014.2
| Reference Type | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | ||
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| Title | Generic concepts in the Actinocrinitidae Austin and Austin, 1842 (class Crinoidea) and evaluation of generic assignments of species | ||
| Journal | Journal of Paleontology | ||
| Authors | Rhenberg, Elizabeth C. | Author | |
| Ausich, William I. | Author | ||
| Kammer, Thomas W. | Author | ||
| Year | 2015 (January) | Volume | 89 |
| Issue | 1 | ||
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) | ||
| DOI | doi:10.1017/jpa.2014.2Search in ResearchGate | ||
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| Mindat Ref. ID | 422267 | Long-form Identifier | mindat:1:5:422267:9 |
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| Full Reference | Rhenberg, Elizabeth C., Ausich, William I., Kammer, Thomas W. (2015) Generic concepts in the Actinocrinitidae Austin and Austin, 1842 (class Crinoidea) and evaluation of generic assignments of species. Journal of Paleontology, 89 (1) 1-19 doi:10.1017/jpa.2014.2 | ||
| Plain Text | Rhenberg, Elizabeth C., Ausich, William I., Kammer, Thomas W. (2015) Generic concepts in the Actinocrinitidae Austin and Austin, 1842 (class Crinoidea) and evaluation of generic assignments of species. Journal of Paleontology, 89 (1) 1-19 doi:10.1017/jpa.2014.2 | ||
| In | (2015, January) Journal of Paleontology Vol. 89 (1) Cambridge University Press (CUP) | ||
| Abstract/Notes | AbstractThe family Actinocrinitidae was a significant contributor to the global biodiversity peak of crinoids that occurred during the Mississippian and is referred to as the “Age of Crinoids.” Although the actinocrinitids are a major component of that high diversity, they are also a source of much taxonomic confusion. Previously, generic concepts were not applied equally between Europe and North America creating disparity in the definition of genera. In this contribution, all genera are defined objectively by discrete characters, and the generic assignments of all species are reevaluated. Twenty genera are described. A total of 206 species were evaluated of which 56 species and one taxon in open nomenclature are reassigned to different genera, 21 species are designated asnomina dubia, and three species and one genus are nowincertae sedis.A phylogenetic hypothesis is presented for the relationships of the genera of Actinocrinitidae genera based on a parsimony-based analysis and plotted against stratigraphic ranges. Although groupings were revealed in this analysis, the Actinocrinitidae cannot be readily subdivided into subfamilies. Rapid diversification occurred during the Tournaisian following the Hangenberg Extinction of probable fish predators. The late Devonian (Famennian) occurrence of the highly derived generaAbactinocrinusandPhysetocrinussuggests there is a more extensive, but undocumented, evolutionary history for the Actinocrinitidae during the Devonian. | ||
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