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Ceratocystis prosthiakida

Stylophora - Cornuta - Ceratocystidae

Taxonomy
Ceratocystis prosthiakida was named by Rahman et al. (2010). Its type locality is Galgenberg, Wildenstein, which is in a Cambrian coastal shale in the Galgenberg Formation of Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. vizcainoi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Ceratocystis prosthiakida Rahman et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classStylophoraGill and Caster 1960
orderCornutaJaekel 1901
familyCeratocystidaeJaekel 1901
genusCeratocystis
speciesprosthiakida

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.

†Ceratocystis prosthiakida Rahman et al. 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 12:03:33
Modified: 2004-02-29 14:05:29
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Middle Cambrian or 506.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Germany (Bayern) Ceratocystis prosthiakida (type locality: 97598)