The Somerset Shale Member (Salem Limestone) of Kentucky: Echinodermata

by Don R. Chesnut (chesnut<at>uky.edu)
İDRC 2014

Phylum Echinodermata Klein, 1734

Class Blastoidea Say, 1825

Order Spiraculata Jaekel, 1918

Family Diploblastidae Fay, 1964

Genus Diploblastus Fay, 1961


Diploblastus sp.
[cited by Feldman, 1989]

Family Troosticrinidae Bather, 1899

Genus Tricoelocrinus Meek and Worthen, 1868

Tricoelocrinus woodmani (Meek and Worthen, 1868)
[cited by Feldman, 1989]

Genus Metablastus Etheridge and Carpenter, 1886

Metablastus sp.
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Metablastus bipyramidalis (Hall, 1858)
[cited by Feldman, 1989]

Metablastus wachsmuthi (Gurley, 1884)
[cited by Feldman, 1989]

Metablastus wortheni (Hall, date?)
[cited by Butts, 1922]

Family Pentremitidae d'Orbigny, 1851

Genus Pentremites Say, 1820


Pentremites cavus Ulrich, date?
[cited by Butts, 1922]

Pentremites conoideus Hall, 1856
[cited by Butts, 1922] 
[cited by Feldman, 1989]
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Class Crinoidea Miller, 1821

Subclass Camerata Wachsmuth and Springer, 1885

Order Monobathrida Moore and Laudon, 1943
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Suborder Compsocrinina Ubaghs, 1978

Family Actinocrinitidae Austin and Austin, 1842

Genus Actinocrinites Miller, 1821


Actinocrinites gibsoni? (Miller and Gurley, 1893)
[cited by Feldman, 1989]


Family Batocrinidae Wachsmuth and Springer, 1881

Genus Batocrinus Casseday, 1854


Batocrinus icosidactylus Casseday, 1854
[cited by Butts, 1922] 
[cited by Feldman, 1989]

Batocrinus calyculus (Hall, 1860)
[cited by Feldman, 1989]

Batocrinus irregularis Casseday, date?
[cited by Butts, 1922]

Batocrinus sacculus Miller and Gurley, date?
[cited by Butts, 1922]

Batocrinus spergenensis Miller, 1891
[cited by Feldman, 1989]

Batocrinus somersetensis Feldman, 1989
[cited by Feldman, 1989]

Batocrinus sp. A Feldman, 1989
[cited by Feldman, 1989]

Batocrinus sp. B Feldman, 1989
[cited by Feldman, 1989]

Genus Dizygocrinus Wachsmuth and Springer, 1897

Dizygocrinus calvus Feldman, 1989
[cited by Feldman, 1989]

Dizygocrinus decoris (Miller, date?)
[cited as Batocrinus decoris Miller by Butts, 1922]

Dizygocrinus cf. D. whitei (Wachsmuth and Springer, 1881)
[cited by Feldman, 1989]

Dizygocrinus sp. A Feldman, 1989
[cited by Feldman, 1989]


Genus Eretmocrinus Lyon and Casseday, 1859

Eretmocrinus? sp.
[cited by Feldman, 1989]


Superfamily Hexacrinitacea Wachsmuth and Springer, 1886

Family Dichocrinidae Miller, 1889

Genus Dichocrinus Münster, 1839


Dichocrinus cf. D. ficus Casseday and Lyon, 1862
[cited by Feldman, 1989]

Dichocrinus simplex Shumard, 1857
[cited as Talarocrinus simplex (Shumard) by Butts, 1922] 
[cited by Feldman, 1989]
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Family

Genus Camptocrinus author, date


Camptocrinus? sp.
[cited by Feldman, 1984]


Genus Strimplecrinus Broadhead, 1981

Strimplecrinus coxanus (Worthen, 1882)
[cited by Feldman, 1989]


Suborder Glyptocrinina Moore, 1952

Superfamily Platycrinitacea Austin and Austin, 1842

Family Platycrinitidae Austin and Austin, 1842

Genus Platycrinites Miller, 1821


Platycrinites bonoensis (White, 1878)
[cited by Feldman, 1989]
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Platycrinites boonesvillensis? (Miller, date?)
[cited as Platycrinus boonesvillensis Miller? by Butts, 1922]




Subclass Inadunata Wachsmuth and Springer, 1885

Order Disparida Moore and Laudon, 1943

Family Synbathocrinidae Miller, 1889

Genus Synbathocrinus Phillips, 1856


Synbathocrinus swallovi Hall, 1858
[cited as S. swallowi Hall by Butts, 1922] 
[cited by Feldman, 1989]
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Order Cladida Moore and Laudon, 1943

Family Cyathocrinitidae Bassler, 1938

Genus Cyathocrinites Miller, 1821


Cyanthocrinites parvibrachiatus (Hall, 1861)
[cited by Feldman, 1989]
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Cyathocrinites sp. A Feldman, 1989
[cited by Feldman, 1989]


Family Barycrinidae Jaekel, 1918

Genus Barycrinus Meek and Worthen, 1868


Barycrinus punctus Feldman, 1989
[cited by Feldman, 1989]
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Subclass Flexibilia Zittel, 1895

Order Sagenocrinida Springer, 1913

Family Sagenocrinitidae Roemer, 1854

Genus Forbesiocrinus de Koninck and LeHon,1854


Forbesiocrinus multibrachiatus? Lyon and Casseday, 1859
[cited by Feldman, 1989]
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Forbesiocrinus saffordi Hall, date?
[cited by Butts, 1922]


Subphylum Echinozoa Haekel in Zittel, 1895

Class Echinoidea Leske, 1778

Order Palaechinoida Haekel, 1866

Family Palaechinidae M'Coy, 1849

Genus Oligoporus Meek and Worthen, 1861


Oligoporus blairi Miller and Gurley, 1893
[cited by Feldman, 1989]


Order Cidaroida Claus, 1880

Family Archaeocidaridae M'Coy, 1849

Genus Archaeocidaris M'Coy, 1844


Archaeocidaris norwoodi Hall, 1858
[cited by Feldman, 1989]