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Flabellicarpus

Stylophora - Cornuta - Cothurnocystidae

Taxonomy
Flabellicarpus was named by Marti Mus (2003). Its type is Flabellicystis rushtoni.

It was assigned to Chauvelicystinae by Lee et al. (2005).

Species
Flabellicystis rushtoni (type species)

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Flabellicystis Marti Mus
2003Flabellicarpus Marti Mus
2005Flabellicarpus Lee et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classStylophoraGill and Caster 1960
orderCornutaJaekel 1901
suborderCothurnocystidaBather 1913
familyCothurnocystidaeBather 1913
subfamilyChauvelicystinaeDaley 1992
genusFlabellicarpusMarti Mus 2003

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.

G. †Flabellicarpus Marti Mus 2003
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Invalid names: Flabellicystis Marti Mus 2002 [replaced]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available