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Vyscystis

Lepidocystoidea - Lepidocystidae

Taxonomy
Vyscystis was named by Fatka and Kordule (1990). Its type is Vyscystis ubaghsi.

It was assigned to Lepidocystidae by Fatka and Kordule (1990), Wang et al. (2024).

Species
V. spinosa, V. ubaghsi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Vyscystis Fatka and Kordule
2024Vyscystis Wang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classLepidocystoideaDurham 1967
familyLepidocystidaeDurham 1967
genusVyscystisFatka and Kordule 1990

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. †Vyscystis Fatka and Kordule 1990
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Vyscystis spinosa Wang et al. 2024
Vyscystis ubaghsi Fatka and Kordule 1990
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 Series 2 to the top of the Marjumian or 521.00000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Series 2521.0 - 506.5China (Jiangsu) V. spinosa (235095 235096)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Czechia (Středočeský kraj) V. ubaghsi (193781 201602)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Czechia (Litavka) V. sp. (76455)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0Czechia (Středočeský) V. ubaghsi (186256 186257)