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Platycrinites ✝
Description | Platycrinites are an extinct genus of Paleozoic stalked crinoids belonging to the family Platycrinitidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platycrinites, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Platycrinitidae : Platycrinites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Monobathrida : Platycrinitidae : Platycrinites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Platycrinites Miller, 1821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | N. H. Crinoidea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 372 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 265 - 254 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Monobathrida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Crinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Monobathrida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platycrinites |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Platycrinites amabilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites batiola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites beirdneauensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites broadheadi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites burki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites calyculus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites casula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites chouteauensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites clinatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites colletti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites cortina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites crokeri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Platycrinites douglassi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites ellesmerense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Platycrinites formosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites guttifer species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites halos ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
Platycrinites hodgsoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites illinoisensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites jameswrighti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites langbaensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Platycrinites lodensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites nactus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites nikondaense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
Platycrinites omanensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
Platycrinites pettisensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites portiotortuosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites pulcellus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites remotus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites semifusus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites tenuis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites testudo ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Platycrinites vexabilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinites wachsmuthi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Platycrinites wrighti ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
Platycrinus wachsmuthi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycrinus wrighti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1821 | Platycrinites Miller |
1971 | Platycrinites Campbell and Bein p. 430 |
2002 | Platycrinites Sepkoski, Jr. |
2007 | Platycrinites Webster and Sevastopulo |
2009 | Platycrinites Webster et al. p. 245 |
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!