Aaglacrinus

Not to be confused with Aglaocrinus, another extinct genus in the Crinoidea class.
Aaglacrinus
Temporal range: 359.2–299.0 Ma

Carboniferous[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Crinoidea
Order: Cladida
Family: Dendrocrinidae
Genus: Aaglacrinus
G. D. Webster, 1981[2][3]
Species

See text

Synonyms

Aaglaocrinus[4][5]

Aaglacrinus is an extinct species of crinoidea in the Cladia order.[6][7][8][9][10] It has been proposed that it was a stationary (attached) suspension feeder the hard parts of which were composed of magnesium calcite.[11][12]

Species

There are currently 2 species in this genus, both of which are under the name Aaglaocrinus:

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ http://strata.geology.wisc.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=485&rank=class
  2. ↑ http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/test/Echinodermata/Family/Cromyocrinidae.txt
  3. ↑ http://www.organismnames.com/details.htm?lsid=234194
  4. ↑ http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/test/Echinodermata/Family/Cromyocrinidae.txt
  5. ↑ http://www.organismnames.com/details.htm?lsid=234194
  6. ↑ http://paleobackup.nceas.ucsb.edu:8090/cgi-bin/bridge.pl
  7. ↑ http://www.paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayTaxonomicNamesAndOpinions&reference_no=6930&display=opinions
  8. ↑ http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayTaxonomicNamesAndOpinions&reference_no=6930&display=authorities
  9. ↑ New crinoids from the Naco Formation (middle Pennsylvanian) of Arizona and a revision of the family Cromyocrinidae. Journal of Paleontology, 55(6) 1981: 1176-1199. [Zoological Record Volume 118]
  10. ↑ http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=6942808
  11. ↑ http://paleobackup.nceas.ucsb.edu:8090/cgi-bin/bridge.pl
  12. ↑ http://paleobackup.nceas.ucsb.edu:8090/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayReference&reference_no=9940
  13. ↑ Pennsylvanian crinoids of New Mexico. New Mexico Geology, 28(1), February 2006: 3-37. [Zoological Record Volume 143]
  14. ↑ http://www.organismnames.com/details.htm?lsid=1889131
  15. ↑ http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=6942813
  16. ↑ http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=6942814
  17. ↑ http://www.organismnames.com/details.htm?lsid=234197
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