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Cardiocystella

Stylophora - Cornuta - Cothurnocystidae

Taxonomy
Cardiocystella was named by Sumrall et al. (2009). It is not extant. Its type is Cardiocystella prolixora.

It was assigned to Cothurnocystidae by Sumrall et al. (2009).

Species
C. prolixora (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Cardiocystella Sumrall et al. p. 308

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classStylophoraGill and Caster 1960
orderCornutaJaekel 1901
suborderCothurnocystidaBather 1913
familyCothurnocystidaeBather 1913
genusCardiocystella

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. †Cardiocystella Sumrall et al. 2009
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Cardiocystella prolixora Sumrall et al. 2009
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. D. Sumrall et al. 2009Corthurnocystid with heart-shaped theca lacking spines and marginal processes, complete zygal bar and M5/M&5 bar inferred, and two adorals and small centralia present.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 12:03:33
Modified: 2004-02-29 14:05:29
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Sunwaptan or 493.50000 to 487.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sunwaptan493.5 - 487.5USA (Nevada) C. prolixora (193843)