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Batocrinidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Batocrinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Batocrinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 408 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 345 - 343 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. R. Laudon. 1936. Notes on the Devonian crinoid fauna of Cedar Valley Formation of Iowa. Journal of Paleontology 10:60-66 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Bactocrininae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 14 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Periechocrininae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 15 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Abatocrinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 31 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Batocrinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 354 Ma Carboniferous | 336 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Dizygocrinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 24 | 354 Ma Carboniferous | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Macrocrinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 41 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Magnuscrinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 354 Ma Carboniferous | 354 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Uperocrinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 34 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 345 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1881 | Batocrinidae Wachsmuth and Springer |
| 1936 | Batocrinidae Laudon |
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!
Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA