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Archegocystis

Sphaeronitidae

Taxonomy
Archegocystis was named by Jaekel (1899) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde-u].

It was assigned to Sphaeronitoidea by Prokop (1964); to Sphaeronitidae by Beaver et al. (1967), Bockelie (1984); and to Diploporita by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Archegocystis Jaekel
1964Archegocystis Prokop p. 11
1967Archegocystis Beaver et al. p. S243
1984Archaegocystis Bockelie
2002Archegocystis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
superfamilySphaeronitidaNeumayr 1889
familySphaeronitidaeNeumayr 1889
genusArchegocystisJaekel 1899

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. †Archegocystis Jaekel 1899
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Archegocystis desideratus Barrande 1887
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Invalid names: Pyrocystites patulus Barrande 1887 [synonym], Pyrocystites pirum Barrande 1887 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationarysubp
Life habit: epifaunalsubp
Diet: suspension feedersubp
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-21 12:36:39
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:36:39
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Sarka to the top of the Rawtheyan or 469.40000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sarka469.4 - 463.3Czechia (Plzeňský) Pyrocystites desideratus (95016)
Sarka469.4 - 463.3Czechia A. desiderata (3857)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Iran A. sp. (66865)
Pusgillian - Rawtheyan449.5 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) Archaegocystis granulata (163026)