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Moroccodiscidae

Cyclocystoidea - Moroccodiscidae

Taxonomy
Moroccodiscidae was named by Reich et al. (2017). It is not extant. Its type is Moroccodiscus.

It was assigned to Cyclocystoidea by Reich et al. (2017).

Subtaxa
Moroccodiscus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Moroccodiscidae Reich et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classCyclocystoideaMiller and Gurley 1895
familyMoroccodiscidae
familyMoroccodiscidae

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.

Fm. †Moroccodiscidae Reich et al. 2017
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G. †Moroccodiscus Reich et al. 2017
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-05-17 02:20:57
Modified: 2009-10-06 09:19:17
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Darriwilian or 467.30000 to 458.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Morocco (Anti-Atlas) Moroccodiscus smithi (186253)