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Cydrocrinus

Description

Cydrocrinus is an extinct genus of crinoids.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4873128https://www.gbif.org/species/4873128
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)32127https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=32127
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Cydrocrinus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Dendrocrinida : Amabilicrinidae : Cydrocrinus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
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
-Cladida
-EucladidaWright 2017
superorderCyathoformesWright et al. 2017
orderDendrocrinidaBather 1899
superfamilyGlossocrinaceaWebster et al. 2003
familyAmabilicrinidaeWebster et al. 2003
genusCydrocrinusKirk 1940
Scientific NameCydrocrinus Kirk, 1940
Name Published InJ. Wash. Acad. Sci., 30
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Cydrocrinusgenusbelongs to Cladidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Cydrocrinusgenusbelongs to Amabilicrinidaestated with evidenceWebster et al., 2003
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance345 - 343 Ma
Carboniferous
Last Recorded Appearance345 - 343 Ma
Carboniferous
Environmentmarine (based on Echinodermata)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Cladida)
Visionblind (based on Crinoidea)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Cladida)
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
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cydrocrinus

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1940Cydrocrinus Kirk
2002Cydrocrinus Sepkoski, Jr.
2003Cydrocrinus Webster et al. pp. 16 - 17

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Webster G. D., Maples C. G., et al (2003) A cladid-dominated Early Mississippian crinoid and conodont fauna from Kerman Province, Iran and revision of the glossocrinids and rhenocrinids, Journal of Paleontology 77 sp60, 1-37 doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2003)77[1:ACEMCA]2.0.CO;2
J. Wash. Acad. Sci., 30 - 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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