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Estonocystis antropoffi

Glyptosphaeritida - Dactylocystidae

Taxonomy
Estonocystis antropoffi was named by Jaeckel (1918). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Üksnurme, Vasalemma Fm., Saku Member, which is in an Oandu marine limestone in the Vasalemma Formation of Estonia. It is the type species of Estonocystis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Estonocystis antropoffi Jaeckel pp. 101, 102 figs. text fig. 94

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderGlyptosphaeritida(Bernard 1895)
familyDactylocystidaeJaekel 1899
genusEstonocystisJaekel 1918
speciesantropoffiJaeckel 1918

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.

Estonocystis antropoffi Jaeckel 1918
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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: base of the Kukruse to the top of the Oandu or 458.00000 to 451.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Estonia (Harju) Estonocystis antropoffi (169100)
Oandu452.8 - 451.8Estonia Estonocystis antropoffi (type locality: 168766)
Johvi452.8 - 449.9Estonia (Lääne-Viru) Estonocystis antropoffi (168407)