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Melocrinidae ✝
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Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Melocrinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Melocrinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 419 - 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W. Goldring. 1936. Some Hamilton (Devonian) crinoids from New York. Journal of Paleontology 10:14-22 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Dolatocrinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Melocrinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1936 | Melocrinidae Goldring |
References
Goldring W. (1936) Some Hamilton (Devonian) crinoids from New York, Journal of Paleontology 10, 14-22 |
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!