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Fungocystites
Taxonomy
Fungocystites was named by Barrande (1887) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde-u O Cara-m Sepkoski's reference number: 1075]. Its type is Fungocystites rarissimus.
It was corrected as Fungocystis by Haeckel (1896).
It was assigned to Cystoidea by Haeckel (1896); to Protocrinitidae by Kesling (1963); and to Diploporita by Sepkoski (2002).
It was corrected as Fungocystis by Haeckel (1896).
It was assigned to Cystoidea by Haeckel (1896); to Protocrinitidae by Kesling (1963); and to Diploporita by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
F. rarissimus (type species), F. solitarius
Synonymy list
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G. †Fungocystites Barrande 1887
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Fungocystites rarissimus Barrande 1887
Fungocystites solitarius Barrande 1887
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. V. Kesling 1963 | Theca saclike; ambulacra zigzag; tbeca attached by broad base, typically concave; few diplopores, not more than 4 to a plate and mostly 1 or 2 to a plate |
Measurements
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| References: Aberhan 1992, Bambach et al. 2007 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Zahorany to the top of the Vinice or 459.30000 to 457.30000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 458.2 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 458.2 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Liben - Late/Upper Llandeilo | Czechia | F. sp. (237966) | |
| Vinice | Czechia | F. rarissimus (3864) F. rarissimus, F. solitarius (200045) | |
| Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician | Czechia | F. solitarius (3865) | |
| Sandbian | Czechia | F. sp. (3856) |