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Phrynocrinidae

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Phrynocrinidae

Taxonomy
Phrynocrinidae was named by Clark (1907). It is extant. Its type is Phrynocrinus.

It was assigned to Bourgueticrinida by Ubaghs et al. (1978) and Hess and Messing (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Phrynocrinidae Clark p. 510
1978Phrynocrinidae Ubaghs et al. p. T847
2011Phrynocrinidae Hess and Messing p. 153

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
RankNameAuthor
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
suborderBourgueticrinina(Sieverts-Doreck 1953)
familyPhrynocrinidaeClark 1907
familyPhrynocrinidaeClark 1907

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.

Fm. Phrynocrinidae Clark 1907
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Subfm. Phrynocrininae Clark 1907
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G. Phrynocrinus Clark 1907
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Phrynocrinus nudus Clark 1907
Subfm. Porphyrocrininae Clark 1973
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G. Porphyrocrinus Gislen 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:07:27
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:29:07
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available