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Pirasocrinidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Pirasocrinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Dendrocrinida : Pirasocrinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Pirasocrinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 323 - 315 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 279 - 272 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Cladida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Crinoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Cladida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | G. D. Webster and N. G. Lane. 2007. New Permian crinoids from the Battleship Wash patch reef in southern Nevada. Journal of Paleontology 81(5):951-965 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Aatocrinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Affinocrinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Hypermorphocrinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Lasanocrinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Metaperimestocrinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Metutharocrinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Perimestocrinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Plaxocrinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Stenopecrinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Triceracrinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 300 Ma Carboniferous | 300 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Utharocrinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Vertigocrinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 303 Ma Carboniferous | 303 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1943 | Pirasocrinidae Moore and Laudon |
| 2007 | Pirasocrinidae Webster and Lane p. 959 |
| 2009 | Pirasocrinidae Webster et al. p. 248 |
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!
