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Mespilocystites lemenni

Blastoidea - Coronata - Stephanocrinidae

Taxonomy
Mespilocystites lemenni was named by Gutiérrez-Marco et al. (1996). Its type specimen is CP-I1 530 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is FBlIIB. Peña del Tormo, which is in a Berounian offshore slate/sandstone in the Fombuena Formation of Spain.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Mespilocystites lemenni Gutiérrez-Marco et al. pp. 114 - 117 figs. Fig. 4a-h; Lám. IlI, fig. 1-5, 8- 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classBlastoideaSay 1825
Coronoidea()
orderCoronataJaekel 1918
familyStephanocrinidaeWachsmuth and Springer 1886
genusMespilocystitesBarrande 1877
specieslemenni

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.

Mespilocystites lemenni Gutiérrez-Marco et al. 1996
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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: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:03:38
Modified: 2010-02-10 06:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Dobrotivian to the top of the Vinice or 461.00000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Spain (Guadalajara) Mespilocystites lemenni (194904)
Berounian - Vinice459.7 - 457.3Spain (Zaragoza) Mespilocystites lemenni (196921)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Spain (Zaragoza) Mespilocystites lemenni (type locality: 196901)