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Caryocystitida

Rhombifera

Taxonomy
Caryocystitida was named by Jaekel (1918). Its type is Caryocystitidae.

It was corrected as Caryocystitidacea by Mergl and Prokop (2006).

It was assigned to Rhombifera by Beaver et al. (1967), Bockelie (1982), Mergl and Prokop (2006).

Subtaxa
Caryocystitidae (type family), Ulrichocystidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Caryocystitida Jaekel
1967Caryocystitida Beaver et al. p. S228
1982Caryocystitida Bockelie
2006Caryocystitidacea Mergl and Prokop p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyCaryocystitidaJaekel 1918
superfamilyCaryocystitidaJaekel 1918

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.

Superfm. †Caryocystitida Jaekel 1918
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Fm. †Caryocystitidae Jaekel 1918
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G. †Caryocystites Buch 1844
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†Caryocystites dubius Angelin 1878
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Invalid names: Caryocystites angelini Haeckel 1896 [synonym], Caryocystites dubia Paul 1972 [synonym]
†Caryocystites lagenalis Regnell 1945
†Caryocystites rugosus Bockelie 1982
†Caryocystites testudinarius Hisinger and Buch 1846
†Caryocystites thorslundi Bockelie 1982
†Caryocystites valdari Bockelie 1982
†Caryocystites variabilis Regnell 1945
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Invalid names: Heliocrinites variabilis Regnell 1945 [synonym]
G. †Heliocrinites Eichwald 1840
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†Heliocrinites balticus Eichwald 1829
†Heliocrinites granatum Wahlenberg 1821
†Heliocrinites helmhackeri Barrande 1887
†Heliocrinites malaisei Regnell 1951
†Heliocrinites minutus Chauvel and Le Menn 1973
†Heliocrinites ovalis Angelin 1878
†Heliocrinites prominens Angelin 1878
†Heliocrinites rouvillei von Koenen 1886
†Heliocrinites stellatus Regnell 1945
G. †Stichocystis Jaekel 1918
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†Stichocystis alutacea Jaekel 1899
†Stichocystis geometrica Angelin 1878
Invalid names: Ulrichocystidae Paul 1972 [empty]
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: base of the Early/Lower Llandeilo to the top of the Rawtheyan or 461.10000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (76 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (Kentucky) Ulrichocystis eximia (124619)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Iran Heliocrinites sp. (186095)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Portugal Heliocrinites sp. (21013)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Estonia Heliocrinites araneus (56210)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Sweden Heliocrinites sp. (2930)
Uhaku - Oandu459.7 - 451.8Sweden (Dalarne) Heliocrinites angustiporus, Heliocrinites granatum (162388)
Uhaku - Oandu459.7 - 451.8Sweden (Öland) Caryocystites angelini, Heliocrinites granatum (162446)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Morocco Heliocrinites tafilaltensis (20966)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Czechia (Prague) Orocystites helmhackeri (196969)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Spain (Zaragoza) Heliocrinites sampelayanus, Heliocrinites isabellae, Heliocrinites sp. (196901)
Vinice459.3 - 457.3Czechia Orocystites sp. (3864)
Vinice - Late/Upper Ordovician459.3 - 443.1Czechia Heliocrinites helmhackeri (3863)
Costonian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2Sweden Caryocystites sp., Heliocrinites sp. (2765 2767) Heliocrinites sp. (2766)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0Norway Heliocrinites sp. (3251)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Sweden (Öland) Caryocystites dubius (158487)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Virginia) Caryocystites sp. (34247 34248 34249 34250 34251 34252)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) Ulrichocystis eximia (37906)
Caradoc - Katian458.2 - 445.2Spain (Gerona) Heliocrinites rouvillei (196923)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden (Dalarna) Heliocrinites granatum (162432 162474)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden (Öland) Heliocrinites ovalis (162488)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden (Kalmar) Caryocystites angelini (162450)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden (Dalarne) Caryocystites dubius, Caryocystites valdari, Caryocystites rugosus, Heliocrinites granatum (158486) Heliocrinites angustiporus, Heliocrinites granatum (162480) Heliocrinites granatum (162471 162473 162477 192035) Heliocrinites granatum, Heliocrinites ovalis (162430) Heliocrinites granatum, Heliocrinites prominens (162472) Heliocrinites ovalis (162484)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden Caryocystites angelini (162449) Caryocystites angelini, Heliocrinites granatum (162448 162454) Heliocrinites angustiporus, Heliocrinites granatum (162478) Heliocrinites angustiporus, Heliocrinites granatum, Heliocrinites ovalis, Heliocrinites guttaeformis (162469) Heliocrinites granatum (162470 162475 162476 162479 162481 162482) Heliocrinites guttaeformis (162491) Stichocystis alutacea, Heliocrinites ovalis (162485)
Idavere458.0 - 452.8Latvia Caryocystites aranea (207207)
Idavere458.0 - 452.8Lithuania Caryocystites aranea (207205)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5Norway (Oslo) Heliocrinites sp. (3254)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Sweden (Dalarne) Caryocystites lagenalis, Stichocystis geometrica (73411 73855)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Sweden Caryocystites lagenalis (161776)
Oandu - Rakvere452.8 - 450.5Norway Heliocrinites sp. (162631)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Portugal (Aveiro) Heliocrinites rouvillei, Heliocrinites helmhackeri (182918)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Spain (Zaragoza) Heliocrinites saenzi, Heliocrinites helmackeri, Stichocystis unilineata, Heliocrinites minuta, Heliocrinites rouvillei (196922)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Belgium Heliocrinites helmhackeri (196947) Heliocrinites malaisei (196970)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Portugal (Coimbra) Heliocrinites rouvillei (276231)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) Caryocystites variabilis, Heliocrinites variabilis (124939)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Algeria Caryocystites sp., Heliocrinites rouvillei (196944)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarne) Caryocystites ovalis, Heliocrinites stellatus (165717)
Kralodvorian450.1 - 445.2Spain (Ciudad Real) Heliocrinites minutus (196893)
Kralodvorian450.1 - 445.2Morocco Heliocrinites sp. (155720)
Kralodvorian - Kosovian450.1 - 443.1Spain (Sierra Morena Oriental) Heliocrinites rouvillei (20836)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden Heliocrinites sp. (162444)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Spain (Aragon) Heliocrinites helmackeri, Heliocrinites minuta (163399)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Spain (Cuidad Real) Heliocrinites sp. (201738)
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.1Sweden (Dalarne) Caryocystites thorslundi (73466) Heliocrinites stellatus (73408)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Heliocrinites sp. (8290)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Morocco (Zagora) Heliocrinites ouguerfensis (193841)