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Gomphocystitidae

Glyptosphaeritida - Gomphocystitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Gomphocystitidae Bassler
1967Gomphocystitidae Beaver et al. p. S238
2006Gomphocystitidae Mergl and Prokop p. 14
2019Gomphocystitidae Sheffield and Sumrall pp. 746 - 747

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
orderGlyptosphaeritida(Bernard 1895)
familyGomphocystitidaeBassler 1938
familyGomphocystitidaeBassler 1938

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.

Fm. †Gomphocystitidae Bassler 1938
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G. †Celticystis Bockelie 1979
G. †Gomphocystites Hall 1864
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Gomphocystites californicus Stauffer 1930
Gomphocystites glans Hall 1864
G. †Pyrocystites Barrande 1887
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Pyrocystites pirum Barrande 1887
Invalid names: Glyptosphaeronites Mergl 1984 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationarysubp
Life habit: epifaunalsubp
Diet: suspension feedersubp
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-21 12:36:39
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:36:39
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Tremadoc to the top of the Sheinwoodian or 485.40000 to 430.50000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc485.4 - 477.7Czech Republic Glyptosphaeronites sp. (3782) Pyrocystites sp. (3837 192830)
Sarka466.0 - 466.0Czech Republic Pyrocystites sp. (3857)
Llanvirn466.0 - 460.9Czech Republic (Prague) Pyrocystites sp. (76458)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Iowa) Gomphocystites sp. (26711 26712 26713 26714)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (Iowa) Gomphocystites sp. (25015 26763)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5USA (Indiana) Gomphocystites indianensis (26805)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Illinois) Gomphocystites sp. (26703 26770)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Wisconsin) Gomphocystites sp. (26701 26707)
Wenlock - Silurian433.4 - 419.2USA (Wisconsin) Gomphocystites glans (13069)