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Stromatocystites walcotti

Edrioasteroidea

Taxonomy
Stromatocystites walcotti was named by Schuchert (1919). Its type specimen is USNM 66443 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is East Arm of Bonne Bay, which is in a Dyeran carbonate limestone/carbonate in the Forteau Formation of Canada.

Subspecies

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Stromatocystites walcotti Schuchert p. 3 figs. pl. 7, figs. 1-3; text-fig. 1
1938Stromatocystites walcotti Foerste p. 213 figs. pl. 4, fig. 20
1985Stromatocystites walcotti Smith pp. 740 - 744 figs. Plate 88; text-figs. 4, 7, 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
genusStromatocystitesPompeckj 1896
specieswalcottiSchuchert 1919

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Stromatocystites walcotti Schuchert 1919
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-04-15 11:40:54
Modified: 2009-04-15 13:40:54
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Dyeran or 515.30000 to 509.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Canada (Newfoundland) Stromatocystites walcotti (type locality: 199414)