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Rhipidocystidae

Eocrinoidea - Rhipidocystidae

Taxonomy
Rhipidocystidae was named by Jaekel (1901). It is not extant. Its type is Rhipidocystis.

It was assigned to Eocrinoidea by Beaver et al. (1967), Lewis et al. (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Rhipidocystidae Jaekel
1967Rhipidocystidae Beaver et al. p. S489
1987Rhipidocystidae Lewis et al. p. 1233

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classEocrinoideaJaekel 1918
familyRhipidocystidaeJaekel 1901
familyRhipidocystidaeJaekel 1901

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.

Fm. †Rhipidocystidae Jaekel 1901
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G. †Batherocystis Bassler 1950
G. †Durhamicystis Zamora et al. 2020
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Durhamicystis americana Zamora et al. 2020
G. †Mandalacystis Lewis et al. 1987
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Mandalacystis dockeryi Lewis et al. 1987
G. †Petalocystites Sprinkle 1973
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Petalocystites ikecanensis Sprinkle 1973
G. †Rhipidocystis Jaekel 1901
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Rhipidocystis gigas Jaekel 1901
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
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:44:55
Modified: 2010-02-11 00:40:17
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Dapingian to the top of the Turinian or 471.30000 to 453.80000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4USA (Utah) Mandalacystis sp. (275393)
Volkhov471.3 - 469.1Russian Federation Rhipidocystis sp. (91166)
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (Kentucky) Batherocystis appressa (124619)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Oklahoma) Mandalacystis dockeryi (174595)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Rhipidocystidae indet. (104470)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2USA (Nevada) Petalocystites sp. (226923)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) Batherocystis appressa (37907)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Maryland) Durhamicystis americana (210634)