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This species is also known under the name T. hsui. The discussion about whether this is T. hsui or T. caudex seems to be still going on. Diagnosis from Hagdorn et al. 2015, p. 16: "Cup cryptodicyclic with five infrabasals and five basals; basals almost completely concealed in column pit; radials with low trapezoidal exposed aboral side and outward inclined facet with strings of granules separated by grooves (fossulae); radial articular facet and all brachial articulations ligamentary (granosyzygial). Primibrachial 2 axillary, secundibrachial 2 axillary in juveniles, in adults second arm branching after indefinite number of irregularly biserial secundibrachials. In juveniles four isotomously branching arms which constitute the 20 major arms of adults. In adults, indefinite number of endotomously branching tertiary armlets; arm branching starting at outer arms of each ray. Armlets may branch again at distal axillaries with aboral inflation or spine. Arms biserial. Brachial articulations granosyzygial with strings of granules separated by fossulae opening at equidistant circular pores along aboral sutures. Arms pinnulate after second branching. First pinnular shorter than second, with muscular articulation to brachial. Proximal and medial pinnulars with serrated margins, distal pinnulars with blade-shaped spines. Tegmen with polygonal plates, anal tube short with polygonal, aborally inflated plates around anal opening. Functional cup enlarged by means of tegminal plates extending between proximal arms, forming polygonal interbrachials and five large rhomboidal interradials inserting between interradial sutures. Interradials already present in juveniles of less than 10 mm crown height. No mouth visible; small perforated tegminal platelets at the base of free arms. Column long to very long, proximally with distinct nodals, noditaxes with up to four series of internodals. Nodals without cirri. Columnals low, circular to elliptical, granosyzygial, with multiradiate rows of granules that may be arranged as sets of chevrons; number of granule rows increasing toward the margin by bifurcation and intercalation. Intercolumnal grooves (fossulae) between granule rows with equidistant circular pore openings leading to sets of channels (tubuli) running through proximal and medial column; set of five primary tubuli surrounding lumen of central canal. Terminal column with extremely low columnals with articulated anastomosing radicular cirri, articulate facets of cirrals multiradiate." Identified by oilshale. References: Xiaofeng, W., Hagdorn, H. & Chuanshang, W. (2006 09 12) Pseudoplanktonic lifestyle of the Triassic crinoid Traumatocrinus from Southwest China. Lethaia , Vol. 39, pp. 187-193. Oslo. ISSN 0024-1164. Wang et al,. (2003) Restudy of the crinoids Traumatocrinus of the Guanling biota Guizhou. Geological Bulletin of China Vol. 22 No. 4, p. 248-253. Hagdorn, Hans; Wang, Xiao-Feng (2015). The pseudoplanktonic crinoid Traumatocrinus from the Late Triassic of Southwest China — Morphology, ontogeny, and taphonomy. Palaeoworld, (), S1871174X15000414–. doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2015.05.006

Taxonomy from Parsley & Zhao 2006. Diagnosis for the genus and species from Parsley & Zhao 2006, p. 1065: "Gogiid with at least three series of near equidimensional, essentially hexagonal plates developed directly under apical ambulacrum and two series of elongated transitional plates between them and first holdfast plates in small juveniles (TH <3 mm). Larger juveniles and mature specimens irregularly plated because of subsequent plate intercalation. Thecal plates comprising basal part of theca irregular and similar to plates of holdfast except that they have sutural pores. Ambulacral area restricted to upper thecal surface and arranged in 2-1-2 pattern except in early juveniles where pattern is 2-2. Depending on ontogenetic stage, straight brachioles number 4, 5, 10, or 15. Cover plates unusually tall. Holdfast variable in length and composed of numerous bossed platelets. Attachment disk slightly expanded and composed of several layers of small platelets." Identified by oilshale. References: Parsley, R. & Zhao, Y. (2006) Long Stalked Eocrinoids in the Basal Middle Cambrian Kaili Biota, Taijiang County, Guizhou Province, China. Journal of Paleontology Vol. 80, No. 6, pp. 1058-1071. Lin, J.-P., Ausich, W. & Zhao, J.-L. (2008) Settling strategy of stalked echinoderms from the Kaili Biota (middle Cambrian), Guizhou Province, South China. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology 258(3):213-221.