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Pleurocystitinae

Rhombifera - Pleurocystitidae

Taxonomy
Pleurocystitinae was named by Ulrich and Kirk (1911). Its type is Pleurocystites.

It was assigned to Pleurocystitidae by Sumrall and Sprinkle (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Pleurocystitinae Ulrich and Kirk
1995Pleurocystitinae Sumrall and Sprinkle p. 776

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyGlyptocystitoida(Bather 1899)
familyPleurocystitidaeNeumayr 1889
subfamilyPleurocystitinaeUlrich and Kirk 1911
subfamilyPleurocystitinaeUlrich and Kirk 1911

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. †Pleurocystitinae Ulrich and Kirk 1911
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G. †Amecystis Ulrich and Kirk 1921
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†Amecystis laevis Raymond 1921
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Invalid names: Amecystis cordiformis Sinclair 1945 [synonym]
†Amecystis nanus Guensburg 1984
†Amecystis raymondi Parsley 1970
†Amecystis woodi Broadhead and Strimple 1975
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†Pleurocystites anglicus Jaekel 1899
†Pleurocystites beckeri Foerste 1924
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Invalid names: Pleurocystites clermontensis Foerste 1924 [synonym], Pleurocystites multistriatus Ulrich and Kirk 1924 [synonym], Pleurocystites slocumi Foerste 1924 [synonym]
†Pleurocystites distans Bolton 1970
†Pleurocystites filitextus Billings 1854
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Invalid names: Pleurocystis elegans Billings 1857 [synonym]
†Pleurocystites laevis Raymond 1921
†Pleurocystites mitratus Regnell and Paul 1981
†Pleurocystites squamosus Billings 1874
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Invalid names: Pleurocystites robustus Billings 1854 [synonym]
†Pleurocystites strimplei Brower 1999
Invalid names: Dipleurocystis Jaekel 1918 [synonym]
G. †Praepleurocystis Paul 1967
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†Praepleurocystis ranaformis Guensburg 1984
†Praepleurocystis watkinsi Strimple 1948
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Invalid names: Praepleurocystis nodosus Westphal 1974 [synonym]
G. †Pygecystis Paul 1984
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†Pygecystis procera Bather 1913
†Pygecystis quadrata Bather 1913
G. †Turgidacystis Parsley and Sumrall 2007
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†Turgidacystis graffhami Parsley and Sumrall 2007
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:36:13
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:45:28
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Darriwilian to the top of the Lochkovian or 467.30000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections (77 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Oklahoma) Pleurocystites squamosus (201757) Praepleurocystis watkinsi (179624)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4USA (Nevada) Pleurocystites sp. (226923 226924)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Pleurocystites sp. (26276 64479 64563)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Quebec) Amecystis laevis (197198) Pleurocystites squamosus, Pleurocystites elegans, Pleurocystites robustus (195625)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Pleurocystites watkinsi (195569)
Ashbyan - Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Amecystis raymondi (197200)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Pleurocystites sp. (24101) Pleurocystites sp., Praepleurocystis sp. (24103) Pleurocystites watkinsi (24097 37987) Praepleurocystis watkinsi (73277 195568)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Pennsylvannia) Amecystis raymondi (197199)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Praepleurocystis ranaformis (195669 195675) Praepleurocystis ranaformis, Amecystis nanus (195667)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Pleurocystites squamosus, Amecystis woodi (23449) Praepleurocystis sp. (23431 23434)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Wisconsin) Praepleurocystis nodosus (195567)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (illinois) Praepleurocystis sp. (195626)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Amecystis laevis (195524)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Pleurocystites squamosus, Amecystis woodi (23454)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Praepleurocystis sp. (23400)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Pleurocystites squamosus, Amecystis woodi (23460 23465)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Amecystis woodi (195584)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Pleurocystites squamosus, Amecystis woodi (23457)
Rocklandian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Pleurocystites squamosus, Amecystis woodi (23402)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois) Pleurocystites squamosus (195615)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Pleurocystites squamosus (197144)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Pleurocystites squamosus (23092 23404) Pleurocystites squamosus, Pleurocystites squamosus (23403)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa, Illinois) Pleurocystites squamosus (23469)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Pleurocystites squamosus (23471 23477 23481 23486) Pleurocystites squamosus, Pleurocystites squamosus (23470)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (Missouri) Pleurocystites filitextus (13157)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Quebec) Pleurocystites elegans, Pleurocystites robustus (195616) Pleurocystites squamosus (197155) Pleurocystites squamosus, Pleurocystites filitextus, Pleurocystites elegans (185477)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Minnesota) Pleurocystites distans (197196)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Amecystis laevis (197152)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Pleurocystites sp. (26277) Pleurocystites squamosus (26263 197195) Pleurocystites squamosus, Pleurocystites distans (185002) Pleurocystites squamosus, Pleurocystites filitextus, Pleurocystites elegans, Pleurocystites robustus (197145)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Canada (Quebec) Pleurocystis sp. (185487) Pleurocystites anticostiensis (182446) Pleurocystites exornatus (181082)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Canada (Ontario) Amecystis laevis (192278) Pleurocystites sp. (228229) Pleurocystites squamosus, Pleurocystites elegans (180117)
Katian453.0 - 445.2USA (Iowa) Pleurocystites strimplei (138446)
Cheneyan452.5 - 451.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Pleurocystites mitratus (169254)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Amecystis sp. (23492 23494)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Amecystis sp. (23405 23408)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Iowa) Pleurocystites filitextus (13156) Pleurocystites sp. (26683)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) Pleurocystites anticostiensis (63675)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Iowa) Pleurocystites beckeri (197197) Pleurocystites spp., Pleurocystites beckeri (13200)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Pleurocystites angelicus (8291)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (England) Pleurocystites sp. (3667)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Pleurocystites foriolus, Pygecystis procera, Pleurocystis quadrata (73134)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Oklahoma) Turgidacystis graffhami (154333)