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Pelmatozoa

Taxonomy
Pelmatozoa was named by Leuckart (1848).

It was assigned to Echinodermata by Pratt (1989).

Subtaxa
Cystoidea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Pelmatozoa Leuckart
1989Pelmatozoa Pratt

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
RankNameAuthor
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumPelmatozoaLeuckart 1848
subphylumPelmatozoaLeuckart 1848

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.

Subph. †Pelmatozoa Leuckart 1848
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Cl. †Cystoidea von Buch 1846
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Invalid names: Hydrophoridea Zittel 1903 [empty], Protocystites Salter 1865 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2005-02-03 07:43:57
Modified: 2022-12-08 21:49:31
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Dyeran to the top of the Virgilian or 515.30000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (115 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5USA (California) Pelmatozoa indet. (226261)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (California) Cystoidea indet. (226565)
Amgan508.2 - 504.5Denmark Cystoidea indet. (9876)
Solvan508.2 - 504.5Denmark Cystoidea indet. (9875)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Czechia (Litavka) Cystoidea indet. (76453 76454)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Denmark Cystoidea indet. (9877)
Steptoean497.0 - 493.5USA (Virginia) Cystoidea indet. (6960 7106)
Iverian494.2 - 491.0Australia (Queensland) Pelmatozoa indet. (228023 228024 228025 228026 228028 228184 228186 228187 228195 228197 228198 228199 228201 228203 228222)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Nevada) Cystoidea indet. (50831)
Ibexian488.9 - 471.3USA (California) Pelmatozoa indet. (205357 205358)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1South Korea Pelmatozoa indet. (215847 215848 215850 215851)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1China (Hubei) Pelmatozoa indet. (240079)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1USA (Virginia) Cystoidea indet. (78881)
Tremadocian - Floian486.85 - 471.3South Korea Pelmatozoa indet. (154800)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (Hubei) Pelmatozoa indet. (61727 61728)
Lancefieldian - Bendigonian484.3 - 473.1Australia (Tasmania) Cystoidea indet. (211106)
Tulean - Blackhillsian481.7 - 471.3USA (Nevada) Cystoidea indet. (77186)
Floian477.1 - 471.3China (XinJiang, Prov ) Pelmatozoa indet. (154829)
Floian477.1 - 471.3South Korea Pelmatozoa indet. (154799)
Floian477.1 - 471.3China (Hubei) Pelmatozoa indet. (240106)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0United Kingdom (Wales) Cystoidea indet. (426) Pelmatozoa indet. (69096)
Arenigian477.1 - 468.0USA (Maine) Cystoidea indet. (115154)
Rangerian471.3 - 470.3USA (Maine) Cystoidea indet. (115156 115160 115161)
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (California) Cystoidea indet. (425 226919 226920 226921) Pelmatozoa indet. (205396)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Virginia) Cystoidea indet. (7093)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Tennessee) Cystoidea indet. (308)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Pelmatozoa indet. (45290)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Cystoidea indet. (301 423)
Chazyan - Blackriveran471.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Cystoidea indet. (6991)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2China (Xinjiang) Pelmatozoa indet. (154821)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Argentina Pelmatozoa indet. (90431)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (Wales) Pelmatozoa indet. (69097)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Argentina (San Juan) Pelmatozoa indet. (90430)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Argentina Pelmatozoa indet. (90432)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2United Kingdom (Wales) Cystoidea indet. (216511)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Spain (Guadalajara) P. columnals (194899)
Soudleyan458.2 - 457.2Ireland (Lenister) Cystoidea indet. (55705)
Idavere458.0 - 452.8Estonia (Ida-Viru) Cystoidea indet. (193514)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Wisconsin) Cystoidea indet. (81283)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0Ireland (Leinster) Cystoidea indet. (55677)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0Ireland (Lenister) Cystoidea indet. (55706)
Johvi452.8 - 449.9Estonia (Ida-Viru) Cystoidea indet. (193515)
Kralodvorian450.1 - 445.2Czechia (Prague) Cystoidea indet. (76479)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Spain (Aragon) Cystoidea indet. (80725)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Maine) P. Undetermined stem plates (185954)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Pelmatozoa indet. (8389)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Cystoidea indet. (8326 8330 8373 81276) Pelmatozoa indet. (8367) Pelmatozoa indet., Cystoidea indet. (8370)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Türkiye P. columnals (185134)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1United Kingdom (Wales) Pelmatozoa indet. (8383 8386 8392 8403) Pelmatozoa indet., Cystoidea indet. (8384 8385 8387 8388 8404 8405)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom (Wales) Pelmatozoa indet. (8406 8408)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Ireland Cystoidea indet. (499)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Cystoidea indet. (188898)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (West Virginia) Cystoidea indet. (41737)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (Maryland) Cystoidea indet. (489 490)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Australia (Victoria) Cystoidea indet. (7196)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Czechia (Barrandia) Cystoidea indet. (12183)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47USA (West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania) Cystoidea indet. (651 652)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia (Srbsko) Cystoidea indet. (235198)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Australia (Victoria) Cystoidea indet. (647)
Zlichovian410.62 - 393.47Czechia Cystoidea indet. (10467)
Daleje - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Czechia Cystoidea indet. (10469)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15USA (Idaho) Pelmatozoa indet. (45302)
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Arizona) Pelmatozoa indet. (42695 42700)
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Colorado) Pelmatozoa indet. (42822)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Illinois) Pelmatozoa indet. (49830 49832 49833 49834)