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Oklahomacystis tribrachiatus

Paracrinoidea - Comarocystitida - Amygdalocystitidae

Taxonomy
Amygdalocystites tribrachiatus was named by Bassler (1943).

It was recombined as Oklahomacystis tribrachiatus by Parsley and Mintz (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Amygdalocystites tribrachiatus Bassler pp. 695-696 figs. pl. 1, fig. 14, 15
1975Oklahomacystis tribrachiatus Parsley and Mintz p. 57 figs. PL 6, figs. 1-13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classParacrinoideaRegnell 1945
orderComarocystitidaParsley and Mintz 1975
familyAmygdalocystitidaeJaekel 1900
genusOklahomacystis
speciestribrachiatus(Bassler 1943)

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. L. Parsley and L. W. Mintz 1975Theca globose, inflated; thecal prosopon composed of rosettes of raised triact-ridges; left arm bifurcates with branch extending over anterior face; periproct on anterior face.
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: Blackriveran or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Amygdalocystites tribrachiatus (24097) Amygdalocystites tribrachiatus, Oklahomacystis tribrachiatus (24095) Oklahomacystis tribrachiatus (197203)