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Lepadocystis
Taxonomy
Lepadocystis was named by Carpenter (1891) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg-m Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Echinodermata by Decker (1931); to Apiocystitinae by Beaver et al. (1967); to Rhombifera by Sepkoski (2002); and to Callocystitidae by Paul and Rozhnov (2016).
It was assigned to Echinodermata by Decker (1931); to Apiocystitinae by Beaver et al. (1967); to Rhombifera by Sepkoski (2002); and to Callocystitidae by Paul and Rozhnov (2016).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1891 | Lepadocystis Carpenter |
| 1931 | Lepadocystites Decker |
| 1967 | Lepadocystis Beaver et al. p. S210 |
| 2002 | Lepadocystis Sepkoski |
| 2016 | Lepadocystis Paul and Rozhnov p. 266 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Blackriveran to the top of the Richmondian or 457.30000 to 445.50000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackriveran | USA (Oklahoma) | Lepadocystites moorei (23990) | |
| Richmondian | USA (Illinois) | L. sp. (382 26684) | |
| Richmondian | USA (Indiana) | L. sp. (373) | |
| Richmondian | USA (Ohio) | L. sp. (395) | |
| Richmondian - Ashgill | USA (Ohio) | L. moorei (394) |