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Eucystis chlupaci

Sphaeronitidae

Taxonomy
Eucystis chlupaci was named by Prokop (1964). Its type specimen is SBNM 33169 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kraluv Dvur, Prague Basin, which is in a Kralodvorian/Rawtheyan offshore shale/siltstone in the Kraluv Dvur Formation of Czechia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Eucystis chlupaci Prokop p. 22 figs. pl. 4, fig. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
superfamilySphaeronitidaNeumayr 1889
familySphaeronitidaeNeumayr 1889
genusEucystisAngelin 1878
specieschlupaci

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.

†Eucystis chlupaci Prokop 1964
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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

Age range: base of the Kralodvorian to the top of the Rawtheyan or 450.10000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kralodvorian - Rawtheyan450.1 - 445.2Czechia Eucystis chlupaci (type locality: 238013)