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Springerocystis longicollis

Paracrinoidea - Springerocystidae

Taxonomy
Springerocystis longicollis was named by Bassler (1950). Its type specimen is USNM 93397 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Benbolt Formation, Knoxville, Tennessee, which is in a Caradoc deep subtidal ramp packstone/mudstone in the Benbolt Formation of Tennessee. It is the type species of Springerocystis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Springerocystis longicollis Bassler p. 277 fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classParacrinoideaRegnell 1945
familySpringerocystidae
genusSpringerocystis
specieslongicollis

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.

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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
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:34:01
Modified: 2010-02-15 03:08:24
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Caradoc or 458.20000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) Springerocystis longicollis (type locality: 37903)