| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species (PBDB) |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Pentacrinus : Pentacrinus asteriscus |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Pentacrinus asteriscus | species | belongs to Pentacrinus | stated without evidence | Meek and Hayden, 1858 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 237 Ma
Triassic |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 168 - 145 Ma
Jurassic |
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| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) |
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| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Pentacrinus) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Crinoidea) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Pentacrinus) |
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| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) |
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| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) |
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| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Crinoidea) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. B. Clark and M. W. Twitchell. 1915. The Mesozoic and Cenozoic Echinodermata of the United States. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 54:1-341 |
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Pentacrinus asteriscus β
