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Gyrocystis testudiformis

Cincta - Gyrocystidae

Taxonomy
Gyrocystis testudiformis was named by Friedrich (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Gyrocystis testudiformis Friedrich
2009Gyrocystis testudiformis Smith and Zamora fig. 1D,F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classCincta(Jaekel 1918)
familyGyrocystidaeJaekel 1918
genusGyrocystis
speciestestudiformisFriedrich 1993

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Gyrocystis testudiformis Friedrich 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2022-12-08 19:35:59
Modified: 2022-12-08 19:36:58
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Raman et al. 2015

Age range: Middle Cambrian or 506.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Spain (Zaragoza) Gyrocystis testudiformis (198911 198914 198915 198916)