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Pentacrinus β
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Isocrinida : Pentacrinitidae : Pentacrinus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Pentacrinus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Pentacrinus Agassiz, 1846 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Agassiz, L. (1846). Nomenclatoris zoologici index universalis: continens nomina systematica classium, ordinum, familiarum et generum animalium omnium, tam viventium quam fossilium, secundum ordinem alphabeticum unicum disposita, adjectis homonymiis plantarum, nec non variis adnotationibus et emendationibus. [1846 edition]. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Crinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | Attached, epifaunal?, suspension-feeder, attached to wood (McKerrow, 1979) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Crinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. Papier. 2001. Die Gundershoffener Klamm. Fossilien 6/01:368-374 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Pentacrinus amoenus β species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pentacrinus ariakensis β species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
| Pentacrinus asteriscus β species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Pentacrinus bavaricus β species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Pentacrinus bryani β species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | |
| Pentacrinus fairbanksi β species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pentacrinus fuchsii β species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pentacrinus laevigatus β species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Pentacrinus obsoletus β species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 61.6 Ma Paleocene | |
| Pentacrinus shahuensis β species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Pentacrinus shastensis β species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pentacrinus subcrenatus β species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Pentacrinus tehamaensis β species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pentacrinus tenellus β species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Pentacrinus tirolensis β species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Pentacrinus tuberculatus β species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 199 Ma Early Jurassic | 199 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Pentacrinus tyrolensis β species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Pentacrinus whitei β species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 201 Ma Early Jurassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1821 | Pentacrinus Miller |
| 1928 | Pentacrinus Nagao p. 101 |
| 2001 | Pentacrinus Papier p. 372 |
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!
Sundance Formation Outcrop, Sublette County, Wyoming, USA