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Gomphocystites

Glyptosphaeritida - Gomphocystitidae

Taxonomy
Gomphocystites was named by Hall (1864). It is not extant. Its type is Gomphocystites glans.

It was assigned to Gomphocystitidae by Regnéll (1945); and to Diploporita by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Gomphocystites Hall
1945Gomphocystites Regnéll
2002Gomphocystites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
orderGlyptosphaeritida(Bernard 1895)
familyGomphocystitidaeBassler 1938
genusGomphocystitesHall 1864

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. †Gomphocystites Hall 1864
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Gomphocystites californicus Stauffer 1930
Gomphocystites glans Hall 1864
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: base of the Telychian to the top of the Sheinwoodian or 438.60000 to 430.60000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Iowa) G. sp. (26711 26712 26713 26714)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Iowa) G. sp. (25015 26763)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (Wisconsin) G. glans (13069)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (Indiana) G. indianensis (26805)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Illinois) G. sp. (26703 26770)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Wisconsin) G. sp. (26701 26707)