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Brutocycloides

Cyclocystoidea - Apycnodiscidae

Taxonomy

Species
B. cerebrum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Brutocycloides Boczarowski p. 70

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classCyclocystoideaMiller and Gurley 1895
familyApycnodiscidae
genusBrutocycloides

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. †Brutocycloides Boczarowski 2001
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Brutocycloides cerebrum Boczarowski 2001
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Boczarowski 2001Large, massive marginals with one or two cupules, excavated at their centre, with weakly developed tubercles. Extremely numerous (up to 20) facet canals are well marked on the ventral side and open into a crown. Kidney−shaped elevated crown with complicated, meandering system of
apertures.
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

Age range: Middle Frasnian or 382.40000 to 379.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5Poland B. cerebrum (99445)
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) B. cerebrum (99450)