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Llanocystis

Eocrinoidea

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Llanocystis Zamora et al. p. 190

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classEocrinoideaJaekel 1918
genusLlanocystis

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G. †Llanocystis Zamora et al. 2015
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Llanocystis wilbernsensis Zamora et al. 2015
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. Zamora et al. 2015Polyplated oval theca composed of small, tessellate, polygonal plates; plates uniform in size except those connecting with stem that are slightly larger; apparently four stout, biserial appendages arising from oral surface; epispires scattered, small; long heteromorphic stem formed from thick and thin columnals that may end in a distal holdfast.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:44:55
Modified: 2010-02-11 00:40:17
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Sunwaptan or 493.50000 to 487.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sunwaptan493.5 - 487.5USA (Texas) L. wilbernsensis (168563)