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Ascocystites

Eocrinoidea - Ascocystitidae

Taxonomy
Ascocystites was named by Barrande (1887) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi O Cara-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1075]. Its type is Ascocystites drabowensis. It is the type genus of Ascocystitidae.

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

Species
A. drabowensis (type species), A. micraster
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Ascocystites Barrande
1967Ascocystites Beaver et al. p. S483
2002Ascocystites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classEocrinoideaJaekel 1918
familyAscocystitidaeUbaghs 1967
genusAscocystitesBarrande 1887

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. †Ascocystites Barrande 1887
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Ascocystites drabowensis Barrande 1887
Ascocystites micraster Barrande 1887
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Intermediate tier suspension-feeder according to Dornbos (2008).g
Created: 2009-10-08 09:54:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 11:54:03
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Dobrotivian or 461.00000 to 459.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Liben - Late/Upper Llandeilo463.3 - 458.2Czechia A. drabowensis (237966)
Letna - Harnagian463.3 - 457.2Czechia A. drabowiensis, A. micraster (3861)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Morocco (Anti Atlas) A. sp. (194010)