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Turbanicystis inflatus

Eocrinoidea - Gogiida - Turbanicystidae

Taxonomy
Turbanicystis inflatus was named by Parsley and Zhao (2010). Its type specimen is GM 9-5-2165b and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Miaobanpo (fossil) Quarry, Kaili Biota, Balang, which is in a Taijangian offshore shale/siltstone in the Kaili Formation of China. It is the type species of Turbanicystis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Turbanicystis inflatus Parsley and Zhao p. 550 figs. 2.1-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classEocrinoideaJaekel 1918
orderGogiidaBroadhead 1982
familyTurbanicystidae
genusTurbanicystis
speciesinflatus

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.

Turbanicystis inflatus Parsley and Zhao 2010
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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: 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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Taijangian or 506.50000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Guizhou) Turbanicystis inflatus (type locality: 193760)