Peridionites Whitehouse 1941

Eocrinoidea

Full reference: F. W. Whitehouse. 1941. The Cambrian Faunas of north- eastern Australia. Part 4: Early Cambrian echinoderms similar to the larval stages of recent forms. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 12:1-28

Parent taxon: Eocrinoidea according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthocystites, Ascocystitida, Ascocystitidae, Balangicystis, Balantiocystis, Bolboporites, Cardiocystites, Cigara, Cryptocrinitidae, Cymbionites, Gogiida, Haimacystis, Hexedriocystis, Imbricata, Lapillocystites, Lichenoididae, Lingulocystidae, Llanocystis, Luhocrinus, Marjumicystis, Palaeocystitidae, Paracryptocrinites, Pilocystites, Polyptychella, Rhipidocystidae, Ridersiidae, Trachelocrinida, Ubaghsicystis

Subtaxa: Peridionites navicula

View classification

Type: Peridionites navicula

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Australia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.