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Minervaecystidae

Soluta - Syringocrinida - Minervaecystidae

Taxonomy
Minervaecystidae was named by Ubaghs and Caster (1967). It is not extant. Its type is Minervaecystis.

It was assigned to Syringocrinidae by Lefebvre and Lerosey-Aubril (2018); and to Syringocrinida by Noailles et al. (2014), Dupichaud et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Minervaecystidae Ubaghs and Caster p. S606
2014Minervaecystidae Noailles et al. p. 460
2018Minervaecystidae Lefebvre and Lerosey-Aubril p. 1192
2023Minervaecystidae Dupichaud et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classSolutaJaekel 1900
orderSyringocrinida(Parsley and Caster 1965)
familyMinervaecystidaeUbaghs and Caster 1967
familyMinervaecystidaeUbaghs and Caster 1967

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.

Fm. †Minervaecystidae Ubaghs and Caster 1967
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G. †Nimchacystis Dupichaud et al. 2023
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Nimchacystis agterbosi Dupichaud et al. 2023
G. †Pahvanticystis Lefebvre and Lerosey-Aubril 2018
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Pahvanticystis utahensis Lefebvre and Lerosey-Aubril 2018
G. †Plasiacystis Prokop and Petr 2004
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Plasiacystis mobilis Prokop and Petr 2004
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: Aberhan 1992, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Guzhangian to the top of the Sarka or 500.50000 to 463.30000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Pahvanticystis utahensis (230681)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Pahvanticystis utahensis (189447)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Nevada) Minervaecystis sp. (9517)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Morocco (Anti-Atlas) Plasiacystis mobilis (166727)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Morocco Nimchacystis agterbosi (235487 235488) Plasiacystis mobilis (235489)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1France (Montagne Noire) Minervaecystis sp. (20819)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Morocco Plasiacystis mobilis (235492 235493) Plasiacystis sp. (235490)
Floian477.1 - 471.3France (Montagne Noire) Minervaecystis vidali (20827)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Morocco (Anti Atlas) Plasiacystis mobilis (166734)
Sarka469.4 - 463.3Czechia (Praha) Plasiacystis mobilis (174033)
Sarka469.4 - 463.3Czechia Plasiacystis mobilis (95017 174032)
Sarka469.4 - 463.3Czechia (Plzeňský) Plasiacystis mobilis (95016)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Czechia (Praha) Plasiacystis mobilis (174034)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Spain (Sevilla) Plasiacystis mobilis (174035)