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Graciacystis ambigua

Cincta - Gyrocystidae

Taxonomy
Graciacystis ambigua was named by Zamora et al. (2013). Its type specimen is MPZ 2012 ⁄ 177 (theca) and is a mold. Its type locality is Purujosa section 6. 2 km south of Purujosa village, Moncayo Natural Park, which is in a Menevian marine shale/carbonate in the Murero Formation of Spain. It is the type species of Graciacystis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Graciacystis ambigua Zamora et al. p. 401 figs. 3-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classCincta(Jaekel 1918)
familyGyrocystidaeJaekel 1918
genusGraciacystis
speciesambigua

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.

Graciacystis ambigua Zamora et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Spain (Aragon) Graciacystis ambigua (type locality: 196973 196974 196975)