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Cincinnatidiscus

Edrioasteroidea - Hemicystitidae

Taxonomy
Cincinnatidiscus was named by Bassler (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara O Ashg-l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hemicystitidae by Regnéll (1966); and to Isorophida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Cincinnatidiscus Bassler
1966Cincinnatidiscus Regnéll
2002Cincinnatidiscus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
familyHemicystitidaeBassler 1936
genusCincinnatidiscusBassler 1935

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. †Cincinnatidiscus Bassler 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:42:45
Modified: 2010-02-16 01:51:32
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Edenian to the top of the Ashgill or 451.00000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) C. sp. (386)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) C. sp. (388)
Maysvillian - Ashgill450.2 - 443.7USA (Ohio) C. sp. (389)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.7USA (Ohio) C. sp. (394)