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Cystodictya pustulosa

Stenolaemata - Cystoporida - Cystodictyonidae

Taxonomy
Cystodictya pustulosa was named by Ulrich (1890). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Picos de Europa Fm., La Hermida, which is in a Moscovian reef, buildup or bioherm packstone/grainstone in the Picos de Europa Formation of Spain.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Cystodictya pustulosa Ulrich p. 495 figs. pl.lxxvi, figs. 2-2a

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
superorderPalaeostomataMa et al. 2014
orderCystoporida(Astrova 1964)
familyCystodictyonidaeUlrich 1884
genusCystodictyaUlrich 1882
speciespustulosaUlrich 1890

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.

Cystodictya pustulosa Ulrich 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-02-27 02:21:30
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:21:30
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Kiessling 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Moscovian or 358.86000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Alaska) Cystodictya pustulosa (112171 112172)
Early/Lower Pennsylvanian323.4 - 315.2USA (Nevada) Cystodictya pustulosa (229442)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Spain (unknown) Cystodictya pustulosa (type locality: 66106)