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Cyathotheca suecica

Edrioasteroidea - Cyathocystida - Cyathocystidae

Taxonomy
Cyathotheca suecica was named by Jaekel (1927). It is the type species of Cyathotheca.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Cyathotheca suecica Jaekel
1945Cyathotheca suecica Regnéll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
orderCyathocystidaBell 1975
familyCyathocystidaeBather 1899
genusCyathothecaJaekel 1927
speciessuecicaJaekel 1927

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.

†Cyathotheca suecica Jaekel 1927
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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: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:42:45
Modified: 2010-02-16 01:51:32
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Katian to the top of the Hirnantian or 452.80000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Sweden (Dalarne) Cyathotheca suecica (73411)
Katian - Hirnantian452.8 - 443.1Sweden (Dalarne) Cyathotheca suecica (172828)
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.1Sweden (Dalarne) Cyathotheca suecica (73408)