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Troosticrinida

Blastoidea - Troosticrinida

Taxonomy
Troosticrinida was named by Bather (1900).

It was assigned to Blastoidea by Webster et al. (2009).

Subtaxa
Troosticrinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Troosticrinida Bather
2009Troosticrinida Webster et al. p. 243

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderTroosticrinidaBather 1900
orderTroosticrinidaBather 1900

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Or. †Troosticrinida Bather 1900
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Fm. †Troosticrinidae Bather 1899
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G. †Diploblastus Fay 1961
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†Diploblastus diploblastus Feldman 1987
†Diploblastus glaber Meek and Worthen 1869
G. †Metablastus Etheridge, Jr. and Carpenter 1886
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†Metablastus wachsmuthi Gurley 1884
†Metablastus wortheni Hall 1858
G. †Schizotremites Reimann 1945
G. †Tricoelocrinus Meek and Worthen 1868
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†Tricoelocrinus woodmani Meek and Worthen 1868
G. †Troosticrinus Shumard 1866
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†Troosticrinus reinwardti Troost 1835
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 15:52:18
Modified: 2010-02-09 11:56:54
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Moscovian or 433.40000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Indiana) Troosticrinus sanctipaulensis (26771)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Kentucky) Troosticrinus reinwardti (230538)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Missouri) Troosticrinus minimus (26822)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0USA (Tennessee) Troosticrinus reinwardti (157401)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Spain Metablastus hispanica (223347)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0Canada (Alberta) Metablastus sp. (8610)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Kentucky) Metablastus sp. (165193) Metablastus wortheni (6205)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Kentucky) Metablastus sp. (37879)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Indiana) Tricoelocrinus woodmani (129910)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Kentucky) Diploblastus sp., Metablastus wortheni (2780) Metablastus bipyramidalis (2831) Metablastus wortheni (2713)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Missouri) Tricoelocrinus woodmani, Metablastus wortheni (230513)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9USA (Alabama) Diploblastus sp. (2710 6757 6773 6782 6789 6790 6791 6792 6793 6794 6795 6799 6801 6805 6806 6807 6808 6809 6811 6812 6823 6831 6835 6841 6844 6845)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Montana) Diploblastus glaber (230495)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Iowa) Diploblastus glaber (3296 120832)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Illinois) Diploblastus glaber (230494)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0China (Xinjiang) Troosticrinidae indet. (92636 92638)