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Acuticarpus

Stylophora - Cornuta - Cothurnocystidae

Taxonomy
Acuticarpus was named by Sumrall et al. (1997) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Fran].

It was assigned to Cothurnocystidae by Sumrall et al. (1997); and to Cornuta by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Acuticarpus Sumrall et al. p. 1093
2002Acuticarpus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classStylophoraGill and Caster 1960
orderCornutaJaekel 1901
suborderCothurnocystidaBather 1913
familyCothurnocystidaeBather 1913
genusAcuticarpus

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. †Acuticarpus Sumrall et al. 1997
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Acuticarpus delticus Sumrall et al. 1997
Acuticarpus republicensis Sumrall et al. 1997
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. D. Sumrall et al. 1997Cothurnocystid with triangular outline, anterior end of theca with slight concavity, M' series with a wide flange on the outer edge of marginals, lacking spines on outer margin.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 12:03:33
Modified: 2004-02-29 14:05:29
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Steptoean or 497.00000 to 493.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Steptoean497.0 - 493.5USA (Wyoming) A. republicensis (9516)
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Wyoming) A. delticus (9788)