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Cyathocrinus ✝
| Description | Cyathocrinus is an extinct genus of crinoids belonging to the family Cyathocrinitidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyathocrinus, 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 : Cyathocrinitidae : Cyathocrinus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Cyathocrinida : Cyathocrinitidae : Cyathocrinus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Cyathocrinus Miller, 1821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 433 - 431 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Cladida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Crinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Cladida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. King. 1850. Monograph of the Permian fossils of England. Palaeontographical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyathocrinus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cyathocrinus albersi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus blairi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus brevisacculus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus brittsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus bursa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus calcaratus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus conicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus crawfordsvillensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus decatur species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus gilesi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus goliathus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Cyathocrinus gorbyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus harrisi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus harrodi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus hexadactylus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus indicus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 269 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Cyathocrinus insperatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus kattaensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Cyathocrinus leviculus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus macadamsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus mammillaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus multibrachiatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus poterium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus rarus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus solidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus somersi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus stillativus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus tiaraeformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus virgalensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 265 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Cyathocrinus waldronensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyathocrinus wilsoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1821 | Cyathocrinus Miller |
| 1885 | Cyathocrinus Waagen and Pichl p. 822 |
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!
