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Myeinocystites natus

Soluta - Syringocrinida - Iowacystidae

Taxonomy
Myeinocystites natus was named by Strimple (1953). Its type specimen is USNM (S) 4657 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Myeinocystites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Myeinocystites natus Strimple pp. 105-106 figs. 1-2
1977Myeinocystites natus Kolata et al. p. 551

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classSolutaJaekel 1900
orderSyringocrinida(Parsley and Caster 1965)
familyIowacystidaeGill and Caster 1960
genusMyeinocystitesStrimple 1953
speciesnatusStrimple 1953

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.

†Myeinocystites natus Strimple 1953
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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 Middle Ordovician to the top of the Shermanian or 471.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (Oklahoma) Myeinocystites natus (201757)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Myeinocystites natus (24097 73277)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois) Myeinocystites natus (195615)