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Praepleurocystis

Rhombifera - Pleurocystitidae

Taxonomy
Praepleurocystis was named by Paul (1967) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-l O Cara-m Sepkoski's reference number: 248].

It was assigned to Rhombifera by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pleurocystitinae by Sumrall and Sprinkle (1995), Nardin and Bohatý (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Praepleurocystis Paul p. 120
1995Praepleurocystis Sumrall and Sprinkle p. 776
2002Praepleurocystis Sepkoski
2013Praepleurocystis Nardin and Bohatý p. 541

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyGlyptocystitoida(Bather 1899)
familyPleurocystitidaeNeumayr 1889
subfamilyPleurocystitinaeUlrich and Kirk 1911
genusPraepleurocystisPaul 1967

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. †Praepleurocystis Paul 1967
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†Praepleurocystis ranaformis Guensburg 1984
†Praepleurocystis watkinsi Strimple 1948
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Invalid names: Praepleurocystis nodosus Westphal 1974 [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 Middle Ordovician to the top of the Blackriveran or 471.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (Oklahoma) P. watkinsi (179624)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Pleurocystites watkinsi (195569)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Wisconsin) P. nodosus (195567)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Pleurocystites watkinsi (24097 37987) P. sp. (24103) P. watkinsi (73277 195568)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (illinois) P. sp. (195626)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) P. ranaformis (195667 195669 195675)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) P. sp. (23431 23434)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) P. sp. (23400)