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Platycystitinae

Paracrinoidea - Platycystitida - Platycystitidae

Taxonomy
Platycystitinae was named by Parsley and Mintz (1975).

It was assigned to Platycystitidae by Frest et al. (1979).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Platycystitinae Parsley and Mintz
1979Platycystitinae Frest et al. p. 387

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classParacrinoideaRegnell 1945
orderPlatycystitida
familyPlatycystitidaeParsley and Mintz 1975
subfamilyPlatycystitinaeParsley and Mintz 1975
subfamilyPlatycystitinaeParsley and Mintz 1975

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.

Subfm. †Platycystitinae Parsley and Mintz 1975
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G. †Globulocystites Frest et al. 1979
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Globulocystites rotundatus Frest et al. 1979
G. †Platycystites Miller 1889
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Platycystites cristatus Bassler 1943
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Invalid names: Platycystites bromidensis Bassler 1943 [synonym], Platycystites fimbriatus Bassler 1943 [synonym]
Platycystites faberi Miller 1889
Platycystites levatus Bassler 1943
Platycystites ovalis Frest et al. 1979
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. J. Frest et al. 1979Platycystitidae lacking an am- bulacral platform and orals, with long, recumbent (dominantly epithecal) arms and distinct thecal faces.
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: base of the Middle Ordovician to the top of the Ashbyan or 471.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (Kentucky) Globulocystites sp. (124619)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) Platycystites faberi (197204 197206 197207)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Globulocystites rotundatus (196809) Globulocystites rotundatus, Platycystites faberi (164380) Platycystites faberi (197208)
Ashbyan - Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Platycystites faberi (197205)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Platycystites sp. (24101 24102 24103 24104) Platycystites sp., Platycystites bassleri, Globulocystites cristatus, Platycystites levatus, Platycystites fimbriatus, Platycystites bromidensis (23990) Platycystites sp., Platycystites faberi, Platycystites infundus, Globulocystites infundus (24095)