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Troosticystis

Rhombifera - Callocystitidae

Taxonomy
Troosticystis was named by Paul and Donovan (2011). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Callocystitidae by Paul and Rozhnov (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Troosticystis Paul and Donovan
2016Troosticystis Paul and Rozhnov p. 266

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyGlyptocystitoida(Bather 1899)
familyCallocystitidaeBernard 1895
genusTroosticystisPaul and Donovan 2011

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. †Troosticystis Paul and Donovan 2011
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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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available