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Glyptosphaeritida
Taxonomy
Glyptosphaeritida was named by Bernard (1895). Its type is Glyptosphaeritidae.
It was reranked as the order Glyptosphaeritida by Sheffield and Sumrall (2018), Sheffield and Sumrall (2019).
It was assigned to Diploporita by Beaver et al. (1967); to Diploporita by Bockelie (1984), Sheffield and Sumrall (2018); and to Blastozoa by Sheffield and Sumrall (2019).
It was reranked as the order Glyptosphaeritida by Sheffield and Sumrall (2018), Sheffield and Sumrall (2019).
It was assigned to Diploporita by Beaver et al. (1967); to Diploporita by Bockelie (1984), Sheffield and Sumrall (2018); and to Blastozoa by Sheffield and Sumrall (2019).
Subtaxa
Dactylocystidae, Eumorphocystidae, Glyptosphaeritidae (type family), Gomphocystitidae, Protocrinitidae
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1895 | Glyptosphaeritida Bernard |
| 1967 | Glyptosphaeritida Beaver et al. p. S234 |
| 1984 | Glyptosphaeritida Bockelie |
| 2018 | Glyptosphaeritida Sheffield and Sumrall p. 169 |
| 2019 | Glyptosphaeritida Sheffield and Sumrall p. 746 |
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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.
Or. †Glyptosphaeritida Bernard 1895
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Fm. †Dactylocystidae Jaekel 1899
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Fm. †Eumorphocystidae Branson and Peck 1940
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G. †Eumorphocystis
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†Eumorphocystis multiporata Branson and Peck 1940
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Invalid names: Eumorphocystis oklahomensis Bassler 1950 [synonym], Eumorphocystis typicalis Bassler 1950 [synonym]
Invalid names: Regnellicystis [synonym], Strimplecystis Bassler 1950 [synonym]
Fm. †Glyptosphaeritidae Bernard 1895
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G. †Glyptosphaerites Müller 1854
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†Glyptosphaerites ferrigena Barrande 1887
†Glyptosphaerites suecicus Angelin 1878
Fm. †Gomphocystitidae Bassler 1938
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G. †Celticystis Bockelie 1979
G. †Gomphocystites Hall 1864
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†Gomphocystites californicus Stauffer 1930
†Gomphocystites glans Hall 1864
†Gomphocystites gotlandicus Angelin 1878
†Gomphocystites indianensis Miller 1889
Fm. †Protocrinitidae Bather 1899
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G. †Fungocystites Barrande 1887
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Fungocystites rarissimus Barrande 1887
Fungocystites solitarius Barrande 1887
G. †Protocrinites Eichwald 1840
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†Protocrinites oviformis Eichwald 1840
†Protocrinites rugatus Bockelie 1984
G. †Tristomiocystis Sumrall et al. 2009
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†Tristomiocystis globosus Sumrall et al. 2009
†Tristomiocystis globosus Sumrall et al. 2009
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tremadoc to the top of the Givetian or 486.50000 to 382.70000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 477.7 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 477.7 Ma
Collections (41 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Tremadoc | Czech Republic | Pyrocystites sp. (3837) Pyrocystites sp., Glyptosphaerites ferrigena (192830) | |
| Middle Ordovician | USA (Tennessee) | Eumorphocystis sp. (319) | |
| Llanvirn | Czech Republic (Prague) | Pyrocystites sp. (76458) | |
| Darriwilian | Iran | Glyptosphaerites sp. (186095) | |
| Late/Upper Llanvirn | Sweden | Glyptosphaerites sp. (2929) | |
| Liben - Late/Upper Llandeilo | Czech Republic | Fungocystites sp. (237966) | |
| Uhaku | Lithuania | Protocrinites oviformis (195469) | |
| Sandbian | Czech Republic | Fungocystites sp. (3856) | |
| Caradoc | USA (Virginia) | Regnellicystis typicalis (37904) | |
| Kukruse | Estonia (Harju) | Estonocystis antropoffi (169100) | |
| Idavere | Latvia | Protocrinites flagum (207207) | |
| Idavere | Lithuania | Protocrinites flagum (207205) | |
| Vinice | Czech Republic | Fungocystites rarissimus (3864) Fungocystites rarissimus, Fungocystites solitarius (200045) | |
| Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician | Czech Republic | Fungocystites solitarius (3865) | |
| Blackriveran | USA (Oklahoma) | Eumorphocystis multiporata, Strimplecystis oklahomensis (23990 196808) Eumorphocystis sp. (24102) Strimplecystis oklahomensis (37986) | |
| Oandu | Estonia | Dactylocystis schmidti, Estonocystis antropoffi (168766) | |
| Johvi | Estonia (Lääne-Viru) | Estonocystis antropoffi (168407) | |
| Johvi | Estonia (Lääne) | Protocrinites oviformis (87270) | |
| Edenian | USA (Minnesota) | Eumorphocystis sp. (23405) | |
| Edenian | USA (Illinois, Iowa) | Eumorphocystis sp. (23490 23492) | |
| Maysvillian | USA (Iowa) | Eumorphocystis sp. (13156) | |
| Silurian | USA (California) | Strobilocystites kearsargensis (229257) | |
| Llandovery | USA (Iowa) | Gomphocystites sp. (26711 26712 26713 26714) | |
| Telychian | USA (Iowa) | Gomphocystites sp. (25015 26763) | |
| Sheinwoodian | USA (Indiana) | Gomphocystites indianensis (26805) | |
| Wenlock - Ludlow | USA (Illinois) | Gomphocystites sp. (26703 26770) | |
| Wenlock - Ludlow | USA (Wisconsin) | Gomphocystites sp. (26701 26707) | |
| Wenlock - Silurian | USA (Wisconsin) | Gomphocystites glans (13069) | |
| Givetian | USA (Kentucky) | Tristomiocystis globosus (211438) |