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Pyrgocystis cylindrica

Edrioasteroidea - Pyrgocystidae

Taxonomy
Scalpellum cylindricum was named by Aurivillius (1892).

It was recombined as Pyrgocystis cylindrica by Aurivillius (1892).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Pyrgocystis cylindrica Aurivillius

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
familyPyrgocystidaeKesling 1967
genusPyrgocystisBather 1915
speciescylindrica(Aurivillius 1892)

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.

Pyrgocystis cylindrica Aurivillius 1892
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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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Sheinwoodian or 433.40000 to 430.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) Pyrgocystis cylindrica (3977)