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Sanducystis sinensis

Rhombifera

Taxonomy
Sanducystis sinensis was named by Zamora et al. (2017). Its type specimen is NIGPAS163198 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Guole, which is in a Taoyuanian/Niuchehean carbonate mudstone/marl in the Sandu Formation of China. It is the type species of Sanducystis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Sanducystis sinensis Zamora et al. pp. 469 - 472 figs. 3-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
orderGlyptocystitidaBather 1899
genusSanducystis
speciessinensis

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.

†Sanducystis sinensis Zamora et al. 2017
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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

Age range: base of the Taoyuanian to the top of the Niuchehean or 495.20000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taoyuanian - Niuchehean495.2 - 486.85China (Guangxi) Sanducystis sinensis (type locality: 129689)