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Nebraskacrinus

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Blothrocrinidae

Taxonomy
Nebraskacrinus was named by Moore (1939) [Sepkoski's age data: P Sakm]. Its type is Nebraskacrinus tourteloti.

It was assigned to Cladida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Blothrocrinidae by Pabian and Strimple (1974) and Webster and Webster (2012).

Species
N. tourteloti (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Nebraskacrinus Moore
1974Nebraskacrinus Pabian and Strimple p. 295
2002Nebrashacrinus Sepkoski
2012Nebraskacrinus Webster and Webster p. 1550

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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
superorderCyathoformes
orderDendrocrinida
superfamilyScytalocrinoidea()
familyBlothrocrinidaeMoore and Laudon 1943
genusNebraskacrinusMoore 1939

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. †Nebraskacrinus Moore 1939
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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: 2009-10-09 11:50:31
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:50:31
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Nebraska) N. tourteloti (116096)