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Gomphocystites californicus

Glyptosphaeritida - Gomphocystitidae

Taxonomy
Gomphocystites californicus was named by Stauffer (1930). Its type specimen is UCMP 33028 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Gomphocystites californicus Stauffer p. 108 figs. Plate 14, figure 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderGlyptosphaeritida(Bernard 1895)
familyGomphocystitidaeBassler 1938
genusGomphocystitesHall 1864
speciescalifornicus

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.

Gomphocystites californicus Stauffer 1930
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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available