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Discocystis kaskaskiensis

Edrioasteroidea - Isorophida - Agelacrinitidae

Taxonomy
Discocystis kaskaskiensis was named by Hall (1858). It is not extant. It is the type species of Discocystis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Discocystis kaskaskiensis Hall
1996Discocystis kaskaskiensis Sumrall p. 978

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
orderIsorophida
familyAgelacrinitidaeClarke 1901
subfamilyDiscocystinae
genusDiscocystisGregory 1897
specieskaskaskiensisHall 1858

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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-10-08 09:55:46
Modified: 2009-10-08 11:55:46
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available