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Decadocrinus ✝
| Description | Decadocrinus is an extinct genus of crinoids from the Early Carboniferous of Europe and North America. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decadocrinus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Decadocrinidae : Decadocrinus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Poteriocrinidae : Decadocrinus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Decadocrinus Wachsmuth & Springer, 1879 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 1879 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 336 - 326 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Crinoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Crinoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Crinoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Crinoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decadocrinus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Decadocrinus crassidactylus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Decadocrinus ornatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Decadocrinus pachydactylus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Decadocrinus regularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Decadocrinus spinulifer ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Decadocrinus stellatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Decadocrinus subhemisphericus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1879 | Decadocrinus Wachsmuth and Springer |
| 1936 | Decadocrinus Laudon |
| 2002 | Decadocrinus Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
