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Discocystinae

Edrioasteroidea - Isorophida - Agelacrinitidae

Taxonomy
Discocystinae was named by Sumrall (1996). Its type is Discocystis.

It was assigned to Agelacrinitidae by Sumrall (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Discocystinae Sumrall p. 978

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
orderIsorophida
familyAgelacrinitidaeClarke 1901
subfamilyDiscocystinae
subfamilyDiscocystinae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. †Discocystinae Sumrall 1996
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Bostryclavus sampsoni Sumrall 1996
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Clavidiscus laudoni Bassler 1936
G. †Discocystis Gregory 1897
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Hypsiclavus guensburgi Sumrall 1996
Hypsiclavus kinsleyi Sumrall 1996
Hypsiclavus priesti Sumrall 1996
G. †Lispidecodus Kesling 1967
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Lispidecodus plinthotus Kesling 1967
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Spiraclavus nacoensis Sumrall 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:42:45
Modified: 2010-02-16 01:51:32
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Kinderhookian to the top of the Brigantian or 358.90000 to 330.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0Canada (Alberta) Lispidecodus plinthotus (64579)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9USA (Alabama) Discocystis sp. (2710 6754 6757 6759)