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Protocinctus mansillaensis

Cincta - Sucocystidae

Taxonomy
Protocinctus mansillaensis was named by Rahman and Zamora (2009). Its type specimen is MPZ2004/170 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Borraca Creek, 3 km south-east of Purujosa village, which is in a Solvan offshore limestone/shale in the Mansilla Formation of Spain. It is the type species of Protocinctus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Protocinctus mansillaensis Rahman and Zamora pp. 422 - 424 figs. 3-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classCincta(Jaekel 1918)
familySucocystidaeFriedrich 1993
genusProtocinctus
speciesmansillaensis

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.

†Protocinctus mansillaensis Rahman and Zamora 2009
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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: Solvan or 510.20000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Solvan510.2 - 504.5Spain (Aragon) Protocinctus mansillaensis (type locality: 198901)