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Glyptocystis forbesi

Rhombifera - Glyptocystitidae

Taxonomy
Glyptocystites forbesi was named by Billings (1857).

It was recombined as Cheirocrinus forbesi by Langenheim et al. (1956); it was recombined as Glyptocystis forbesi by Greife and Langenheim (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Glyptocystites forbesi Billings pp. 283 - 284
1857Glyptocystites forbesi Billings pp. 283 - 284
1956Cheirocrinus forbesi Langenheim, Jr. et al. p. 2089
1963Glyptocystis forbesi Greife and Langenheim, Jr. p. 566

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyGlyptocystitoida(Bather 1899)
familyGlyptocystitidaeBather 1899
genusGlyptocystisBillings 1854
speciesforbesi(Billings 1857)

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.

Glyptocystis forbesi Billings 1857
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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: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:36:13
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:45:28
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Whiterockian to the top of the Blackriveran or 470.00000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Glyptocystites forbesi (172200)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) Glyptocystites forbesi (172331)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (California) Cheirocrinus forbesi (119483) Glyptocystis forbesi (119484 119486 119487)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Glyptocystites forbesi (23990)