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Timeischytes

Edrioasteroidea - Hemicystitidae

Taxonomy
Timeischytes was named by Ehlers and Kesling (1958) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give D Fras-m]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Timeischytes Ehlers and Kesling
1966Timeischytes Regnéll
2002Timeischytes Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
familyHemicystitidaeBassler 1936
genusTimeischytesEhlers and Kesling 1958

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. †Timeischytes Ehlers and Kesling 1958
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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 Eifelian to the top of the Late/Upper Devonian or 393.30000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Germany T. prescheri (188768)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Iowa) T. sp. (666)