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Yorkicystis haefneri

Edrioasteroidea - Yorkicystitidae

Taxonomy
Yorkicystis haefneri was named by Zamora et al. (2022). Its type specimen is NHMUK EE 1659 and is a mold. Its type locality is City View Church, which is in a Dyeran/Delamaran offshore shale in the Kinzers Formation of Pennsylvania. It is the type species of Yorkicystis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Yorkicystis haefneri Zamora et al. p. 6 figs. 1, 2, 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
familyYorkicystitidae
genusYorkicystis
specieshaefneri

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.

†Yorkicystis haefneri Zamora et al. 2022
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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: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:42:45
Modified: 2010-02-16 01:51:32
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Dyeran to the top of the Delamaran or 515.30000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran - Delamaran515.3 - 505.3USA (Pennsylvania) Yorkicystis haefneri (type locality: 226183)