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Pygecystis procera

Rhombifera - Pleurocystitidae

Taxonomy
Pleurocystis procera was named by Bather (1913).

It was recombined as Pleurocystites procerus by Bassler and Moodey (1943); it was recombined as Pygecystis procera by Paul (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Pleurocystis procera Bather p. 480 figs. pl. 5, fig. 63, text fig. 72
1943Pleurocystites procerus Bassler and Moodey p. 182
1984Pygecystis procera Paul

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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
genusPygecystis
speciesprocera()

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.

Pygecystis procera Bather 1913
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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: 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: Rawtheyan or 448.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Pygecystis procera (73134)