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Bulbocystis

Sphaeronitidae

Taxonomy
Bulbocystis was named by Ruzicka (1939) [Sepkoski's age data: D l]. Its type is Bulbocystis mirus.

It was assigned to Sphaeronitoidea by Prokop (1964); to Sphaeronitidae by Beaver et al. (1967); and to Diploporita by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Bulbocystis Ruzicka
1964Bulbocystis Prokop p. 30
1967Bulbocystis Beaver et al. p. S243
2002Bulbocystis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
superfamilySphaeronitidaNeumayr 1889
familySphaeronitidaeNeumayr 1889
genusBulbocystisRuzicka 1939

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. †Bulbocystis Ruzicka 1939
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Bulbocystis mira Ruzicka 1939
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationarysubp
Life habit: epifaunalsubp
Diet: suspension feedersubp
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-21 12:36:39
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:36:39
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Pragian or 413.02000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia (Srbsko) B. mirus (235198)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia B. mira (153840) B. mirus (56662)