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Eutaxocrinus ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Taxocrinidae : Eutaxocrinus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Taxocrinida : Taxocrinidae : Eutaxocrinus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Eutaxocrinus Springer, 1906 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | J. Geol., 14, 493 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 421 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 359 - 354 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Taxocrinida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Crinoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Taxocrinida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Eutaxocrinus affinis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eutaxocrinus chinaensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Eutaxocrinus eifelensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eutaxocrinus fuchsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eutaxocrinus gracilis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Eutaxocrinus juglandiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eutaxocrinus maccoyanus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 421 Ma Silurian | 421 Ma Silurian | |
Eutaxocrinus montanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eutaxocrinus perplexus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eutaxocrinus sincerus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eutaxocrinus whiteavesi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Ichthyocrinus mccoyanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1906 | Eutaxocrinus Springer |
1958 | Eutaxocrinus Ramsbottom p. 108 |
2002 | Eutaxocrinus 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!