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Philocrinus ✝
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Philocrinus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Philocrinus Koninck, 1863 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Quart. J. Geol. Soc., 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Crinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Crinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Crinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | L. G. de Koninck. 1863. Descriptions of some fossils from India, discovered by Dr. A. Fleming of Edinburgh. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 19:1-19 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Philocrinus cometa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1863 | Philocrinus de Koninck p. 4 |
1885 | Philocrinus Waagen p. 832 |
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!