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Etoctenocystis bohemica

Ctenocystoidea

Taxonomy
Acanthocystites briareus was named by Barrande (1887). Its type specimen is OF 002 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Jince Formation, lower Zone 4, which is in a Cambrian deep subtidal shelf siltstone/shale in the Jince Formation of the Czech Republic. It is the type species of Etoctenocystis.

It was recombined as Etoctenocystis bohemica by Fatka and Kordule (1985); it was recombined as Etoctenocystis bohemicus by Fatka and Kordule (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Acanthocystites briareus Barrande
1985Etoctenocystis bohemicus Fatka and Kordule
1985Etoctenocystis bohemica Fatka and Kordule pp. 226-228 figs. plates 1-2, figs. 1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classCtenocystoidea
genusEtoctenocystis
speciesbohemica(Barrande 1887)

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.

†Etoctenocystis bohemica Barrande 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2022-12-08 21:54:37
Modified: 2022-12-08 21:54:37
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Rahman and Clausen 2009, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Marjumian or 504.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Czech Republic (Litavka) Acanthocystites briareus, Etoctenocystis bohemicus (76455)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Czech Republic (Vinice) Etoctenocystis bohemica (type locality: 76452)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0Czech Republic (Středočeský) Acanthocystites briareus, Etoctenocystis bohemica (186256 186257)