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Caryocystites

Rhombifera - Caryocystitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Caryocystites Buch
1945Caryocystites Regnéll
1982Caryocystites Bockelie
2002Caryocystites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyCaryocystitidaJaekel 1918
familyCaryocystitidaeJaekel 1918
genusCaryocystitesBuch 1844

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. †Caryocystites Buch 1844
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Caryocystites dubius Angelin 1878
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Invalid names: Caryocystites angelini Haeckel 1896 [synonym], Caryocystites dubia Paul 1972 [synonym]
Caryocystites lagenalis Regnell 1945
Caryocystites rugosus Bockelie 1982
Caryocystites testudinarius Hisinger and Buch 1846
Caryocystites thorslundi Bockelie 1982
Caryocystites valdari Bockelie 1982
Caryocystites variabilis Regnell 1945
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Invalid names: Heliocrinites variabilis Regnell 1945 [synonym]
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Kukruse to the top of the Katian or 458.00000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uhaku - Oandu459.7 - 451.8Sweden (Öland) C. angelini (162446)
Costonian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2Sweden C. sp. (2765 2767)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Sweden (Öland) C. dubius (158487)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Virginia) C. sp. (34247 34248 34249 34250 34251 34252)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden (Dalarne) C. dubius, C. valdari, C. rugosus (158486)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden C. angelini (162448 162449 162454)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden (Kalmar) C. angelini (162450)
Idavere458.0 - 452.8Lithuania C. aranea (207205)
Idavere458.0 - 452.8Latvia C. aranea (207207)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Sweden C. lagenalis (161776)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Sweden (Dalarne) C. lagenalis (73411 73855)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Algeria C. sp. (196944)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) C. variabilis, Heliocrinites variabilis (124939)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarne) C. ovalis (165717)
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.1Sweden (Dalarne) C. thorslundi (73466)