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Holocystites salmoensis

Holocystitidae

Taxonomy
Holocystites salmoensis was named by Sheffield et al. (2018). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. faberi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Holocystites salmoensis Sheffield et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
superfamilySphaeronitidaNeumayr 1889
familyHolocystitidaeMiller 1889
genusHolocystitesHall 1864
speciessalmoensis

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.

†Holocystites salmoensis Sheffield et al. 2018
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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: Hirnantian or 445.20000 to 443.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Canada (Quebec) Holocystites salmoensis (191372 191373)