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Elliptocinctus vizcainoi

Cincta - Sucocystidae

Taxonomy
Elliptocinctus vizcainoi was named by Friedrich (1995). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is DR-1 [SM 79133 24763], which is in a Menevian marine mudstone in the Menevia Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Elliptocinctus vizcainoi Friedrich

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classCincta(Jaekel 1918)
familySucocystidaeFriedrich 1993
genusElliptocinctus
speciesvizcainoiFriedrich 1995

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.

†Elliptocinctus vizcainoi Friedrich 1995
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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: Raman et al. 2015, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Menevian or 504.50000 to 499.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Menevian504.5 - 499.5United Kingdom (Wales) Elliptocinctus vizcainoi (type locality: 198942)