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Litocrinus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4873703https://www.gbif.org/species/4873703
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)31946https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=31946
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Allagecrinidae : Litocrinus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermataKlein 1754
subphylumCrinozoaMatsumoto 1929
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata
-Disparida
superfamilyAllagecrinoideaCarpenter and Etheridge 1881
familyAllagecrinidaeCapenter and Etheridge 1881
genusLitocrinusLane & Sevastopulo 1982
Scientific NameLitocrinus Lane & Sevastopulo, 1982
Name Published InJournal Paleont. 56 (1)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Litocrinusgenusbelongs to Allagecrinidaestated with evidenceWebster and Jell, 1992
Litocrinusgenusbelongs to Disparidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance427 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Last Recorded Appearance296 - 290 Ma
Permian
Environmentmarine (based on Echinodermata)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Disparida)
Visionblind (based on Crinoidea)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Disparida)
Reproductiondispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata)
Ontogenyaccretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata)
Taphonomyhigh 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

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Litocrinus pansus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
4296 Ma
Permian
296 Ma
Permian
Litocrinus protuberans
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
5296 Ma
Permian
296 Ma
Permian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1982Litocrinus Lane and Sevastopulo
1992Litocrinus Webster and Jell p. 331
2002Litocrinus Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Webster G. D., Jell P.A. (1992) Permian echinoderms from Western Australia, Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 32 1, 311-373
Journal Paleont. 56 (1) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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!
 
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