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Gilbertsocrinus ✝
| Description | Gilbertsocrinus are an extinct genus of Paleozoic stalked crinoids. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbertsocrinus, 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 : Rhodocrinitidae : Gilbertsocrinus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Rhodocrinidae : Gilbertsocrinus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Gilbertsocrinus Phillips, 1836 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Geol. Yorksh., 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 419 - 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 345 - 343 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/Gilbertsocrinus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Gilbertsocrinus alpenensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Gilbertsocrinus bairstowi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gilbertsocrinus bollandensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gilbertsocrinus bursa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gilbertsocrinus calcaratus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gilbertsocrinus dispansus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gilbertsocrinus globosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gilbertsocrinus intersculptus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Gilbertsocrinus konincki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gilbertsocrinus mammillaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gilbertsocrinus obovatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gilbertsocrinus rarispinus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Gilbertsocrinus spinigerus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gilbertsocrinus typus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Gilbertsocrinites Troost, 1849 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Rhodocrinitidae : Gilbertsocrinites |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1836 | Gilbertsocrinus Phillips |
| 1936 | Gilbertsocrinus Goldring |
| 2002 | Gilbertsocrinus 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!
