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Elliptocinctus

Cincta - Sucocystidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Elliptocinctus Termier and Termier p. 250
2010Elliptocinctus Zamora and Alvaro p. 1354
2023Elliptocinctus Zamora et al. p. 5 fig. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classCincta(Jaekel 1918)
familySucocystidaeFriedrich 1993
genusElliptocinctus

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. †Elliptocinctus Termier and Termier 1973
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Elliptocinctus barrandei Munier-Chalmas et al. 1889
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Invalid names: Elliptocinctus labiatus Termier and Termier 1973 [synonym]
Elliptocinctus vizcainoi Friedrich 1995
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. Termier and G. Termier 1973Genre de Cincta fi th~que de forme elliptique se terminant par un appendice long fi base large. 12 marginales indgales. Operculum subtrapdzoidal fermant le complexe operculaire en position presque perpendiculaire au plan des faces fi la mani~re d'un couvercle de boite, donc vertical. Sur la face B, bosses ddvelopp4es sur les marginales antdrieures, en particulier celle qui constitue la piece centrale du complexe operculaire ; une des deux plaques attenantes ou les deux sont enselldes. La symdtrie du cadre des marginales reste imparfaire sur la face B.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2022-12-08 19:35:59
Modified: 2022-12-08 19:36:58
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Raman et al. 2015

Age range: Menevian or 504.50000 to 499.50000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Cephalocinctus labiatus (198928) E. barrandei (198927) Trochocystites barrandei (198922)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Spain E. barrandei (198921 199415)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Spain (Zaragoza) E. barrandei (198936)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5United Kingdom (Wales) E. vizcainoi (198942)