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Mitrocystitida

Stylophora - Mitrata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Mitrocystitida Caster
1967Mitrocystitida Beaver et al. p. S551
1994Mitrocystitida Ubaghs p. 124
2000Mitrocystitida Lefebvre
2001Mitrocystitida Lefebvre p. 624
2003Mitrocystitida Lefebvre and Gutierrez-Marco p. 43

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classStylophoraGill and Caster 1960
orderMitrataJaekel 1918
suborderMitrocystitidaCaster 1952
suborderMitrocystitidaCaster 1952

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.

Subor. †Mitrocystitida Caster 1952
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Aspidocarpus discoidalis Cripps 1990
Aspidocarpus riadanensis Chauvel 1941
G. †Ateleocystites Billings 1858
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Ateleocystites huxleyi Billings 1858
Ateleocystites lansae McDermott and Paul 2017
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Barrandeocarpus jaekeli Ubaghs 1979
G. †Ovocarpus Ubaghs 1994
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Ovocarpus moncereti Ubaghs 1994
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Invalid names: Ovocarpus circularis Ubaghs 1994 [synonym]
Fm. †Paranacystidae Caster 1954
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G. †Promitrocystites Lefebvre 2000
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Invalid names: Mitrocystitidae Ubaghs 1968 [empty]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Guzhangian to the top of the Eifelian or 500.50000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Yunnan) Mitrocystitidae indet. (219647)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0United Kingdom (England) Mitrocystella sp. (3704) Mitrocystites sp. (3705)
Floian477.7 - 470.0France (Montagne Noire) Chinianocarpos thorali (20827)
Sarka466.0 - 466.0Czech Republic Mitrocystella sp., Mitrocystites sp. (3857)
Dobrotiva466.0 - 460.9Czech Republic Mitrocystites sp. (3859)
Llanvirn466.0 - 460.9Czech Republic (Prague) Mitrocystella sp., Mitrocystites sp. (76458)
Oretanian466.0 - 460.9Spain (Toledo) Mitrocystites sp. (20898) Mitrocystitida indet., Ovocarpus moncereti (194076)
Dobrotivian460.9 - 457.5Morocco (Anti Atlas) Aspidocarpus sp., Eumitrocystella sp. (194010)
Dobrotivian460.9 - 457.5Spain (Cuidad Real) Mitrocystitida indet. (194077)
Dobrotivian460.9 - 457.5Spain (Toledo and Cuidad Real) Mitrocystella sp. (20893)
Letna - Harnagian460.9 - 455.8Czech Republic Mitrocystites mitra (3861)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian460.9 - 449.5USA (Illinois, Iowa) Ateleocystites guttenbergensis (23454)
Chatfieldian460.9 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Ateleocystites huxleyi (197147)
Edenian460.9 - 449.5USA (Pennsylvania) Ateleocystites huxleyi (34895)
Kirkfieldian460.9 - 449.5USA (Illinois, Iowa) Ateleocystites guttenbergensis (23460)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian460.9 - 449.5USA (Illinois, Iowa) Ateleocystites guttenbergensis (23457)
Rocklandian - Shermanian460.9 - 449.5USA (Minnesota) Ateleocystites guttenbergensis (23402)
Turinian460.9 - 449.5Canada (Quebec) Ateleocystites huxleyi (185350)
Harnagian457.5 - 455.8United Kingdom (England) Barrandeocarpus jaekeli (174723)
Rawtheyan455.8 - 445.6United Kingdom (Wales) Ateleocystites lansae (196867)
Maysvillian - Ashgill452.0 - 443.7USA (Ohio) Ateleocystites sp. (390)
Cautleyan449.5 - 445.6United Kingdom (Wales) Ateleocystites lansae (185109 196888 196892)
Hirnantian (glacial)445.2 - 443.4Spain (Caceras) Barrandeocarpus sp. (194078)
Devonian419.2 - 358.9Brazil (Lambedor) Paranacystis petrii (75171 75174 75176)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany Mitrocystites styloideus (26904)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Bolivia Paranacystis sp. (140373)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Brazil (Parana) Paranacystis sp. (37081 37082)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Brazil (Parana) Paranacystis sp. (37104 37106)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Brazil (Parana) Paranacystis sp. (37143 37144 37146)