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Cunctocrinus fortunatus

Crinoidea - Calceocrinida - Calceocrinidae

Taxonomy
Cunctocrinus fortunatus was named by Kesling and Sigler (1969). It is not extant. Its type specimen is UMMP 57431, a calyx. Its type locality is Medusa Portland Cement Company North Quarry, Silica, bioherm, which is in a Givetian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Silica Formation of Ohio. It is the type species of Cunctocrinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Cunctocrinus fortunatus Kesling and Sigler

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
superorderDisparida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
orderCalceocrinida
familyCalceocrinidaeMeek and Worthen 1869
genusCunctocrinusKesling and Sigler 1969
speciesfortunatus

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.

Cunctocrinus fortunatus Kesling and Sigler 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:34:13
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:33:22
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Givetian or 387.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) Cunctocrinus fortunatus (38464 type locality: 81857)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Indiana) Cunctocrinus fortunatus (66054)