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Myeinocystites

Soluta - Syringocrinida - Iowacystidae

Taxonomy
Myeinocystites was named by Strimple (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-l O Cara-m Sepkoski's reference number: 248]. Its type is Myeinocystites natus.

It was assigned to Soluta by Sepkoski (2002); and to Iowacystidae by Kolata et al. (1977), Noailles et al. (2014).

Species
M. crossmani, M. natus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Myeinocystites Strimple
1977Myeinocystites Kolata et al. p. 553
2002Myeinocystites Sepkoski
2014Myeinocystites Noailles et al. p. 460

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classSolutaJaekel 1900
orderSyringocrinida(Parsley and Caster 1965)
familyIowacystidaeGill and Caster 1960
genusMyeinocystitesStrimple 1953

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. †Myeinocystites Strimple 1953
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Myeinocystites crossmani Kolata et al. 1977
Myeinocystites natus Strimple 1953
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 Middle Ordovician to the top of the Maysvillian or 471.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (Oklahoma) M. natus (201757)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) M. natus (24097 73277) M. sp. (24103)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) M. crossmani (23471 23481 23486)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois) M. natus (195615)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) M. crossmani (23403 23404)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) M. crossmani (23405)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Iowa) M. sp. (26683)