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Cardiocystites

Eocrinoidea

Taxonomy
Cardiocystites was named by Barrande (1887) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m]. Its type is Cardiocystites bohemicus.

It was assigned to Eocrinoidea by Beaver et al. (1967), Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. bohemicus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Cardiocystites Barrande
1967Cardiocystites Beaver et al. p. S491
2002Cardiocystites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classEocrinoideaJaekel 1918
genusCardiocystitesBarrande 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. †Cardiocystites Barrande 1887
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Cardiocystites bohemicus 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 09:53:21
Modified: 2009-10-08 11:53:21
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Zahorany to the top of the Late/Upper Ordovician or 459.30000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician459.3 - 443.1Czechia C. bohemicus (3865)