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Vizcainoia languedocianus

Rhombifera - Dibrachicystidae

Taxonomy
Eocystites languedocianus was named by Ubaghs (1987). Its type specimen is F.A38500 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ferrals de les Montagnes, Minervois, Olonzac, which is in a Menevian carbonate shale in the Nivel E Formation of France.

It was recombined as Vizcainoia languedocianus by Zamora and Smith (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Eocystites languedocianus Ubaghs p. 18 figs. pl. 3, figs 1-3
2011Vizcainoia languedocianus Zamora and Smith p. 297 fig. 2h–j

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
familyDibrachicystidaeZamora and Smith 2011
genusVizcainoiaZamora and Smith 2011
specieslanguedocianus()

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: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:36:13
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:45:28
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Menevian or 504.50000 to 499.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Menevian504.5 - 499.5France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Eocystites languedocianus (type locality: 129421)