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Kierocystis

Stylophora - Mitrata - Anomalocystitidae

Taxonomy
Kierocystis was named by Parsley (1991) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m Sepkoski's reference number: 937]. It is not extant. Its type is Kierocystis insertus.

It was assigned to Anomalocystitinae by Parsley (1991); and to Mitrata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
K. insertus (type species)
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2018-06-07

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Kierocystis Parsley p. 22
2002Kierocystis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classStylophoraGill and Caster 1960
orderMitrataJaekel 1918
suborderAnomalocystitidaCaster 1952
familyAnomalocystitidaeBassler 1938
subfamilyAnomalocystitinaeBassler 1938
genusKierocystis

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. †Kierocystis Parsley 1991
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Kierocystis insertus Parsley 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: passively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 12:03:51
Modified: 2004-02-29 14:06:05
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available