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Protocytidium

Stylophora - Mitrata - Allanicytidiidae

Taxonomy

Species
P. elliottae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Protocytidium Ruta and Jell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classStylophoraGill and Caster 1960
orderMitrataJaekel 1918
suborderAnomalocystitidaCaster 1952
familyAllanicytidiidaeCaster and Gill 1967
genusProtocytidium

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.

G. †Protocytidium Ruta and Jell 1999
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Protocytidium elliottae Ruta and Jell 1999
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: passively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 12:03:51
Modified: 2004-02-29 14:06:05
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Bolindian or 449.00000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bolindian449.0 - 443.1Australia (Victoria) P. elliottae (64543)