Discocrinus africanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Roveacrinida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Crinozoa Classis: Crinoidea Subclassis: Articulata Ordo: †Roveacrinida

Familia: †Roveacrinidae
Subfamilia: Orthogonocrininae
Genus: Discocrinus
Species: Discocrinus africanus

Name

• Discocrinus africanus Gale, 2020: 288
  • Geological age: Cretaceous; lower Cenomanian
  • Type locality: Ait Lamine Formation, Abouda Plage roadcut
  • Typus: holotype NHMUK PI EE 17357, 17358, 16146
  • Distribution: Morocco
  • ZooBank: E5652B35-D360-4F3A-8486-0BCFE7D720F2

References

• Gale, A.S. 2020. Roveacrinidae (Crinoidea, Articulata) from the Cenomanian and Turonian of North Africa (Agidir Basin and Anti-Atlas, Morocco, and Central Tunisia): biostratigraphy and taxonomy. Acta Geologica Polonica, 70(3): 273–310. DOI: 10.24425/agp.2019.126458 Reference page.  [See p. 288, original description]

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Discocrinus africanus – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Discocrinus africanus.
• ION