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Bistomiacystis globosa

Paracrinoidea - Platycystitida - Bistomiacystitidae

Taxonomy
Bistomiacystis globosa was named by Sprinkle and Parsley (1982). Its type specimen is OU 8937, a calyx, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Daube Ranch. Lower Echinoderm Zone, which is in a Blackriveran shallow subtidal shale/limestone in the Bromide Formation of Oklahoma. It is the type species of Bistomiacystis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Bistomiacystis globosa Sprinkle and Parsley pp. 224 - 230 figs. Plate 2 5 ; Figure 60A-E; Table 40

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

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.

†Bistomiacystis globosa Sprinkle and Parsley 1982
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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
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: Blackriveran or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Bistomiacystis globosa (type locality: 227645)