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Archaeocystites

Eocrinoidea - Gogiida - Eocrinidae

Taxonomy
Archaeocystites was named by Barrande (1887). Its type is Archaeocystites medusa.

It was assigned to Eocrinidae by Nohejlová (2017).

Species
A. medusa (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Archaeocystites Barrande
2017Archaeocystites Nohejlová p. 154

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classEocrinoideaJaekel 1918
orderGogiidaBroadhead 1982
familyEocrinidaeJaekel 1918
genusArchaeocystitesBarrande 1887

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.

G. †Archaeocystites Barrande 1887
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Archaeocystites medusa Barrande 1887
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:44:55
Modified: 2010-02-11 00:40:17
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Llanvirn to the top of the Sarka or 468.00000 to 463.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sarka469.4 - 463.3Czechia A. medusa (3857)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Czechia (Prague) A. sp. (76458)