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Pustulocystis ornatissimus

Holocystitidae

Taxonomy
Holocystites ornatissimus was named by Miller (1891). Its type specimen is FMNH 8760 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Pustulocystis.

It was recombined as Pustulocystis ornatissimus by Paul (1971).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Holocystites ornatissimus Miller p. 17 figs. pl. 5, figs. 1-2
1971Pustulocystis ornatissimus Paul pp. 133 - 138 figs. 24d, 56-58

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
superfamilySphaeronitidaNeumayr 1889
familyHolocystitidaeMiller 1889
subfamilyTrematocystinaeFrest and Strimple 2011
genusPustulocystis
speciesornatissimus(Miller 1891)

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: 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: Aberhan 1992, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Sheinwoodian or 438.60000 to 430.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6USA (Indiana) Pustulocystis ornatissimus (26798 26807)