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Heckerocrinus laevis

Eocrinoidea - Trachelocrinida - Heckerocrinidae

Taxonomy
Heckerocrinus laevis was named by Doweld (2012). It is not extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Bockia laevis Hecker p. 38 figs. tab. 7, figs. 1–3
2012Heckerocrinus laevis Doweld p. 458

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classEocrinoideaJaekel 1918
orderTrachelocrinidaSumrall 1997
familyHeckerocrinidae
genusHeckerocrinus
specieslaevis

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.

Heckerocrinus laevis Doweld 2012
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Invalid names: Bockia laevis Hecker 1940 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-10-08 09:50:17
Modified: 2009-10-08 11:50:17
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available