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Lysocystites

Blastoidea

Taxonomy
Lysocystites is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cryptocrinitidae by Beaver et al. (1967); to Eocrinoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Blastoidea by Bauer et al. (2019).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Lysocystites Beaver et al. p. S488
2002Lysocystites Sepkoski
2019Lysocystites Bauer et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
genusLysocystites

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 15:52:18
Modified: 2010-02-09 11:56:54
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Sheinwoodian or 432.90000 to 430.60000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7USA (Iowa) L. nodosus (13356)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6USA (Iowa) L. nodosus (26769)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (Wisconsin) L. nodosus (13069 13075)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (Indiana) L. sp. (26805)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Indiana) L. sculptus (26771) L. sp. (26700)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Wisconsin) L. nodosus (13353)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Arkansas) L. sp. (26800)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Iowa) L. sp. (25019)
Wenlock - Silurian432.9 - 419.62USA (Wisconsin) L. nodosus (13104)