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Edriodiscus primotica

Edrioasteroidea - Stromatocystitidae

Taxonomy
Cyclocystoides primotica was named by Henderson and Shergold (1971). It is not extant. Its type specimen is CPC 11395 (external mould of aboral surface). Its type locality is QP 243, near Cornford Bore, which is in an Ordian coastal chert in the Beetle Creek Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Edriodiscus primotica by Jell et al. (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Cyclocystoides primotica Henderson and Shergold p. 706 figs. pl. 138, figs., 1-3
1985Edriodiscus primotica Jell et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
familyStromatocystitidaeBassler 1936
genusEdriodiscus
speciesprimotica()

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.

Edriodiscus primotica Henderson and Shergold 1971
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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: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:42:45
Modified: 2010-02-16 01:51:32
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Ordian or 511.20000 to 508.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ordian511.2 - 508.0Australia (Queensland) Cyclocystoides primotica (type locality: 193780)