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Hybocystites problematicus

Crinoidea - Hybocrinida - Hybocystitidae

Taxonomy
Hybocystites problematicus was named by Wetherby (1880) [Holotype has not been located with certainty].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Hybocystites problematicus Wetherby
1981Hybocystites problematicus Parsley

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
superorderPorocrinoidea
orderHybocrinidaJaekel 1918
familyHybocystitidaeJaekel 1918
genusHybocystitesWetherby 1880
speciesproblematicusWetherby 1880

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.

Hybocystites problematicus Wetherby 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:36:32
Modified: 2004-02-28 18:36:32
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Turinian to the top of the Katian or 457.30000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Kentucky) Hybocystites problematicus (99655 100128 101377 101378 184657)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Canada (Ontario) Hybocystites problematicus (192275 192278)