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Bistomiacystitidae

Paracrinoidea - Platycystitida - Bistomiacystitidae

Taxonomy
Bistomiacystitidae was named by Sprinkle and Parsley (1982). Its type is Bistomiacystis.

It was assigned to Platycystitida by Sumrall and Deline (2009).

Subtaxa
Bistomiacystis (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Bistomiacystitidae Sprinkle and Parsley
2009Bistomiacystitidae Sumrall and Deline p. 135

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classParacrinoideaRegnell 1945
orderPlatycystitida
familyBistomiacystitidaeSprinkle and Parsley 1982
familyBistomiacystitidaeSprinkle and Parsley 1982

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. †Bistomiacystitidae Sprinkle and Parsley 1982
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Bistomiacystis globosa Sprinkle and Parsley 1982
Bistomiacystis schrantzi Sumrall and Deline 2009
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:34:01
Modified: 2010-02-15 03:08:24
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Blackriveran to the top of the Marshbrookian or 457.30000 to 454.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0USA (Kentucky) Bistomiacystis schrantzi (190385)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Bistomiacystis globosa (227645) Bistomiacystis sp. (24102)