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Diastocycloides nitidus

Cyclocystoidea - Cyclocystoididae

Taxonomy
Cyclocystoides nitidus was named by Faber (1886).

It was recombined as Diastocycloides nitidus by Smith and Paul (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Cyclocystoides nitidus Faber p. 17
1982Diastocycloides nitidus Smith and Paul p. 668

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classCyclocystoideaMiller and Gurley 1895
familyCyclocystoididaeMiller 1882
genusDiastocycloides
speciesnitidus(Faber 1886)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-05-17 02:20:57
Modified: 2009-10-06 09:19:17
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
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