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Pustulocystis
Taxonomy
Pustulocystis was named by Paul (1971). Its type is Holocystites ornatissimus.
It was assigned to Holocystitidae by Paul (1971); and to Trematocystinae by Frest et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Holocystitidae by Paul (1971); and to Trematocystinae by Frest et al. (2011).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1971 | Pustulocystis Paul pp. 131 - 133 |
| 2011 | Pustulocystis Frest et al. |
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G. †Pustulocystis Paul 1971
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†Pustulocystis ornatissimus Miller 1891
†Pustulocystis pentax Paul 1971
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C. R. C. Paul 1971 | A genus of Holocystitidae with six peri-orals and six facetals, four or five ambulacral facets, plates of one generation, humatipores pustular with up to four tangential canals. |
Measurements
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| Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan 1992 | |||||
Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Sheinwoodian or 432.90000 to 430.60000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Telychian - Sheinwoodian | USA (Indiana) | P. ornatissimus (26798 26807) | |
| Wenlock | USA (Tennessee) | P. pentax (211558) |