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Comarocystitidae

Paracrinoidea - Comarocystitida - Comarocystitidae

Taxonomy
Comarocystidae was named by Bather (1899).

It was corrected as Comarocystitidae by Parsley and Mintz (1975).

It was assigned to Comarocystitida by Parsley and Mintz (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Comarocystitidae Parsley and Mintz p. 28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classParacrinoideaRegnell 1945
orderComarocystitidaParsley and Mintz 1975
familyComarocystitidae(Bather 1899)
familyComarocystitidae(Bather 1899)

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.

Fm. †Comarocystitidae Bather 1899
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G. †Comarocystites Billings 1854
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†Comarocystites punctatus Billings 1854
†Comarocystites tribrachius Parsley and Mintz 1975
G. †Implicaticystis Frest and Strimple 1982
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†Implicaticystis shumardi Meek and Worthen 1865
†Implicaticystis symmetricus Frest and Strimple 1982
G. †Sinclairocystis Bassler 1950
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†Sinclairocystis praedicta Bassler 1950
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Invalid names: Sinclairocystis angulatus Strimple 1952 [synonym], Sinclairocystis sulphurensis Strimple 1952 [synonym]
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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Turinian to the top of the Chatfieldian or 457.30000 to 451.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gisbornian - Eastonian458.2 - 449.0Australia (Tasmania) Comarocystites sp. (2685)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Quebec) Comarocystites punctatus (185347 185348 185350 195625)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Sinclairocystis praedicta (37909 164465 197203) Sinclairocystis praedicta, Sinclairocystis angulatus, Sinclairocystis sulphurensis (24095) Sinclairocystis sp. (24101 24105)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (Missouri) Implicaticystis symmetricus, Implicaticystis shumardi (13157)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Comarocystites punctatus (197156)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Quebec) Comarocystites punctatus (185477)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Comarocystites tribrachius (197153)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Missouri) Implicaticystis symmetricus, Implicaticystis shumardi (227654)