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Holocystites cylindricus

Holocystitidae

Taxonomy
Caryocystites cylindricum was named by Hall (1861).

It was recombined as Holocystites (Holocystites) cylindricus by Frest et al. (2011); it was recombined as Holocystites cylindricus by Hall (1864), Bassler and Moodey (1943), Sheffield and Sumrall (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Caryocystites cylindricum Hall p. 23
1864Holocystites cylindricus Hall figs. pl. 1, figs. 7, 8, pi. 3, figs. 4-6
1943Holocystites cylindricus Bassler and Moodey p. 168
2011Holocystites (Holocystites) cylindricus Frest et al. p. 72 figs. Text-figs 16A, 27; Pl. 1, Fig. 5; Pl. 5, Figs 4-9
2019Holocystites cylindricus Sheffield and Sumrall

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
superfamilySphaeronitidaNeumayr 1889
familyHolocystitidaeMiller 1889
genusHolocystitesHall 1864
speciescylindricus(Hall 1861)

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. J. Frest et al. 2011Holocystites (Holocystites) with cylindrical theca and plates of one generation.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationarysubp
Life habit: epifaunalsubp
Diet: suspension feedersubp
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-21 12:36:39
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:36:39
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Clinton to the top of the Wenlock or 440.10000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clinton440.1 - 439.4USA (Illinois) Holocystites cylindricus (174515 174584 174588)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Wisconsin) Holocystites cylindricus (26808)