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Pleurocystites distans

Rhombifera - Pleurocystitidae

Taxonomy
Pleurocystites distans was named by Bolton (1970). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hume Loc. 03. GSC loc. 37150. Shipyards Lot 10 con. V, which is in a Chatfieldian carbonate limestone in the Farr Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Pleurocystites distans Bolton p. 61 figs. pI. 11, fig. 1
1970Pleurocystites distans Parsley pp. 177 - 178 figs. PI. 26, fi gs. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyGlyptocystitoida(Bather 1899)
familyPleurocystitidaeNeumayr 1889
subfamilyPleurocystitinaeUlrich and Kirk 1911
genusPleurocystites
speciesdistans

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.

†Pleurocystites distans Bolton 1970
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. L. Parsley 1970Theca subpentagonal, proximal angles nearly at right angles, rhomb surface nearly devoid of prosopon.
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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Chatfieldian or 453.80000 to 451.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Minnesota) Pleurocystites distans (197196)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Pleurocystites distans (type locality: 185002)