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Stromatocystites

Edrioasteroidea - Edrioasterida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Stromatocystites Pompeckj
1945Stromatocystites Regnéll
1966Stromatocystites Regnéll p. U160
1985Stromatocystites Jell et al. p. 192
1999Stromatocystites Ubaghs p. 823
2002Stromatocystites Sepkoski
2004Stromatocystites Parsley and Prokop p. 151
2010Stromatocystites Zhao et al. p. 668

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
orderEdrioasteridaBell 1976
genusStromatocystitesPompeckj 1896

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. †Stromatocystites Pompeckj 1896
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Invalid names: Stromatocystites balticus Jaekel 1899 [synonym], Stromatocystites flexibilis Parsley and Prokop 2004 [synonym]
Stromatocystites reduncus Smith and Jell 1990
Stromatocystites walcotti Schuchert 1919
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Comments: Probably attached on the basis of morphology.g
Created: 2009-04-15 11:40:54
Modified: 2009-04-15 13:40:54
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Dyeran to the top of the Marjumian or 515.30000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Canada (Newfoundland) S. walcotti (199414)
Ordian511.2 - 508.0Australia (Queensland) S. reduncus (201620) S. sp. (193780)
Amgan510.2 - 504.5Czech Republic (Bohemia) S. sp. (67738) S. spp. (67708)
Amgan510.2 - 504.5Poland S. sp. A (199413)
Solvan510.2 - 504.5Sweden (Norrbotten) S. pentangularis (9782)
Solvan510.2 - 504.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Stromatocystites indet. (49430 110823)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Czech Republic (Vinice) S. pentangularis (76452)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Czech Republic (Litavka) S. pentangularis (76455)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Czech Republic S. pentangularis (199039)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Czech Republic (Středočeský kraj) S. pentangularis (193781)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Czech Republic (Středočeský) S. sp. (196731) S. sp., S. pentangularis (196730)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0Czech Republic (Středočeský) S. pentangularis (186256) S. pentangularis, S. flexibilis (186257)