| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Pararchaeocrinus : Pararchaeocrinus decoratus |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Diplobathrida : Rhodocrinitidae : Pararchaeocrinus : Pararchaeocrinus decoratus |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Pararchaeocrinus |
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| Scientific Name | Pararchaeocrinus decoratus Strimple & Watkins, 1955 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Pararchaeocrinus decoratus | species | belongs to Pararchaeocrinus | stated with evidence | Strimple and Watkins, 1955 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 470 - 458 Ma
Middle Ordovician |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician |
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| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) |
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| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Diplobathrida) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Crinoidea) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Diplobathrida) |
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| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) |
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| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) |
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| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Crinoidea) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. L. Strimple and W.T. Watkins. 1955. I. Three new genera. Journal of the Washington Academy of Science 45:347-353 |
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Pararchaeocrinus decoratus ✝
