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Homocystites

Rhombifera - Cheirocrinidae

Taxonomy
Homocystites was named by Barrande (1887) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m S Ldov Sepkoski's reference number: 532]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rhombifera by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cheirocrinidae by Paul and Rozhnov (2016).

Species
H. alter

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Homocystites Barrande
2002Homocystites Sepkoski
2016Homocystites Paul and Rozhnov p. 270

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyGlyptocystitoida(Bather 1899)
familyCheirocrinidaeJaekel 1899
genusHomocystitesBarrande 1887

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. †Homocystites Barrande 1887
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†Homocystites alter Barrande 1887
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 Mohawkian to the top of the Rhuddanian or 457.30000 to 440.80000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berounian457.9 - 449.8Spain (Cuidad Real) H. geyeri (197248)
Zahorany457.5 - 455.8Czech Republic H. alter (155333)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician457.5 - 443.8Czech Republic Cheirocrinus alter (3865)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (New York) H. anatiformis (104581 104582 104599 104600 104605 104609 104610 104611 104612 104613 104614 104615 104616 104617 104618 104620 104621 104622 104623 104624 104625 104626 104627)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8United Kingdom (Wales) H. sp. (3479)