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Cyphocrinus

Crinoidea - Diplobathrida - Dimerocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Cyphocrinus was named by Miller (1892) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-l S Ludl Sepkoski's reference number: 241]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dimerocrinitidae by Ubaghs et al. (1978); and to Diplobathrida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Cyphocrinus Miller
1978Cyphocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T434
2002Cyphocrinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderDiplobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
superfamilyDimerocrinitaceavon Zittel 1879
familyDimerocrinitidaevon Zittel 1879
genusCyphocrinusMiller 1892

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.

G. †Cyphocrinus Miller 1892
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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: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:32:25
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:32:43
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Wenlock or 433.40000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Indiana) C. gorbyi (26700 26771 26811) C. sp. (26778)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Illinois) C. chicagoensis (26770)