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Hippocystis

Aristocystitidae

Taxonomy
Hippocystis is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Aristocystitidae by Beaver et al. (1967); and to Diploporita by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Hippocystis Beaver et al. p. S254
2002Hippocystis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
superfamilySphaeronitidaNeumayr 1889
familyAristocystitidaeBassler 1938
genusHippocystis

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.

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†Hippocystis subcylindricus Barrande 1887
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: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Zahorany to the top of the Vinice or 457.50000 to 455.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Vinice457.5 - 455.8Czech Republic Aristocystites bohemicus (200045) H. sp. (3864)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician457.5 - 443.8Czech Republic H. sp. (3865)