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Tanaocystis

Rhombifera - Glyptocystidae

Taxonomy
Tanaocystis was named by Sprinkle (1982) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-l O Cara-u Sepkoski's reference number: 239].

It was assigned to Glyptocystidae by Guensburg (1984); and to Rhombifera by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Tanaocystis Sprinkle
1984Tanaocystis Guensburg p. 59
2002Tanaocystis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
orderDichoporitaJaeckel 1899
superfamilyGlyptocystoideaBather 1899
familyGlyptocystidaeBather 1899
genusTanaocystisSprinkle 1982

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. †Tanaocystis Sprinkle 1982
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Tanaocystis sprinklei Guensburg 1984
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 Edenian to the top of the Maysvillian or 451.00000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) T. sp. (24103) T. watkinsi (73277 195568)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) T. sp. (23404)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) T. sp. (23477 23481 23486)
Katian452.8 - 445.2USA (Iowa) T. n. sp. (138446)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) T. sp. (23405)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) T. sp. (23490 23492)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Iowa) T. sp. (13156)