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Apiocystites gebhardi

Rhombifera - Callocystitidae

Taxonomy
Lepocrinites gebhardii was named by Conrad (1840).

It was recombined as Apiocystites gebhardi by Jaekel (1899); it was corrected as Lepocrinites gebhardi by Hall (1861) and Paul and Donovan (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by P. Wagner on 2026-07-03

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Lepocrinites gebhardii Conrad p. 207
1861Lepocrinites gebhardi Hall p. 127 figs. pl. 7, figs. 1-20
1899Apiocystites gebhardi Jaekel p. 282 fig. 59
2011Lepocrinites gebhardi Paul and Donovan p. 447

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyGlyptocystitoida(Bather 1899)
familyCallocystitidaeBernard 1895
genusApiocystitesForbes 1848
speciesgebhardi(Conrad 1840)

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.

Apiocystites gebhardi Conrad 1840
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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: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindo
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-10-09 11:57:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 13:57:50
Source: g = genus, o = order, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (New York) Lepocrinites gebhardii (76757)