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Mesocystidae

Mesocystidae

Taxonomy
Mesocystidae was named by Bather (1899). Its type is Mesocystis.

It was assigned to Asteroblastida by Beaver et al. (1967).

Subtaxa
Mesocystis (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Mesocystidae Bather
1967Mesocystidae Beaver et al. p. S260

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
superfamilyAsteroblastidaBather 1900
familyMesocystidaeBather 1899
familyMesocystidaeBather 1899

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. †Mesocystidae Bather 1899
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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: Aberhan 1992, Bambach et al. 2007
Collections
No collection or age range data are available