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Eucystis branagani

Sphaeronitidae

Taxonomy
Austrocystites branagani was named by Brown (1963). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Eucystis branagani by Jell (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Austrocystites branagani Brown p. 388 figs. pl. 21, figs. A-C
2010Eucystis branagani Jell p. 36 fig. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
superfamilySphaeronitidaNeumayr 1889
familySphaeronitidaeNeumayr 1889
genusEucystisAngelin 1878
speciesbranagani(Brown 1963)

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.

Eucystis branagani Brown 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Ludlow or 426.70000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Australia (New South Wales) Eucystis branagani (201154)