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Dactylocystis

Glyptosphaeritida - Dactylocystidae

Taxonomy
Dactylocystis was named by Jaekel (1899) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-l Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. Its type is Dactylocystis schmidti.

It was assigned to Dactylocystidae by Kesling (1963); and to Diploporita by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
D. schmidti (type species)
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Wagner on 2020-07-19

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Dactylocystis Jaekel
1963Dactylocystis Kesling p. 113
2002Dactylocystis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
orderGlyptosphaeritida(Bernard 1895)
familyDactylocystidaeJaekel 1899
genusDactylocystisJaekel 1899

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. †Dactylocystis Jaekel 1899
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Dactylocystis schmidti Jaeckel 1899
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: Oandu or 452.80000 to 451.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oandu452.8 - 451.8Estonia D. schmidti (168766)