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Anomalocystites cornutus

Stylophora - Mitrata - Anomalocystitidae

Taxonomy
Anomalocystites cornutus was named by Hall (1859). It is the type species of Anomalocystites.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Anomalocystites cornutus Hall p. 133
1859Anomalocystites disparilis Hall p. 145
1991Anomalocystites cornutus Parsley p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
classStylophoraGill and Caster 1960
RankNameAuthor
orderMitrataJaekel 1918
suborderAnomalocystitidaCaster 1952
familyAnomalocystitidaeBassler 1938
subfamilyAnomalocystitinaeBassler 1938
genusAnomalocystitesHall 1858
speciescornutusHall 1859

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.

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Invalid names: Anomalocystites disparilis Hall 1859 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: passively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 12:03:51
Modified: 2004-02-29 14:06:05
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available