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Dorycrinus ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Coelocrinidae : Dorycrinus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Monobathrida : Dorycrinus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Dorycrinus Roemer, 1853 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Arch. Naturgesch., 19, Abt. 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 347 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 345 - 343 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Monobathrida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Crinoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Monobathrida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Dorycrinus cornigerus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorycrinus devonicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorycrinus gouldi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorycrinus immaturus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorycrinus mississippiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorycrinus quinquelobus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorycrinus roemeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorycrinus unicornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1854 | Dorycrinus Roemer |
| 2002 | Dorycrinus 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!
Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, USA