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Cothurnocystida

Stylophora - Cornuta

Taxonomy
Cothurnocystida was named by Bather (1913). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cornuta by Lefebvre and Vizcaino (1999) and Sumrall et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Cothurnocystida Bather
1999Cothurnocystida Lefebvre and Vizcaino p. 440
2009Cothurnocystida Sumrall et al. p. 308

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classStylophoraGill and Caster 1960
orderCornutaJaekel 1901
suborderCothurnocystidaBather 1913
suborderCothurnocystidaBather 1913

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.

Subor. †Cothurnocystida Bather 1913
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Fm. †Cothurnocystidae Bather 1913
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G. †Acuticarpus Sumrall et al. 1997
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Acuticarpus delticus Sumrall et al. 1997
Acuticarpus republicensis Sumrall et al. 1997
G. †Archaeocothurnus Sumrall et al. 1997
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Archaeocothurnus bifida Ubaghs and Robison 1988
Archaeocothurnus goshutensis Sumrall et al. 1997
G. †Cardiocystella Sumrall et al. 2009
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Cardiocystella prolixora Sumrall et al. 2009
Subfm. †Chauvelicystinae Daley 1992
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G. †Ampelocarpus Lefebvre and Vizcaino 1999
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Ampelocarpus landeyranensis Lefebvre and Vizcaino 1999
G. †Flabellicarpus Marti Mus 2003
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Invalid names: Flabellicystis Marti Mus 2002 [replaced]
G. †Lyricocarpus Ubaghs 1994
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G. †Proscotiaecystis Ubaghs 1994
G. †Sokkaejaecystis Lee et al. 2005
Subfm. †Cothurnocystinae Bather 1899
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G. †Cothurnocystis Bather 1913
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Cothurnocystis elizae Bather 1913
Cothurnocystis occitana Ubaghs 1994
Invalid names: Cothurnocystisbifida [objective synonym]
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Nevadaecystis americana Ubaghs 1963
G. †Ponticulocarpus Sumrall and Sprinkle 1999
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Ponticulocarpus robisoni Sumrall and Sprinkle 1999
Subfm. †Scotiaecystinae Caster and Ubaghs 1967
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Scotiaecystis guilloui Lefebvre and Vizcaino 1999
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Thoralicystis ubaghsi Lefebvre and Vizcaino 1999
G. †Trigonocarpus Ubaghs 1994
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Trigonocarpus singularis Ubaghs 1994
Invalid names: Phyllocystinae Derstler 1979 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 12:03:33
Modified: 2004-02-29 14:05:29
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Amgan to the top of the Westphalian A or 513.00000 to 314.60000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran513.0 - 505.0USA (Utah) Stylophora indet. (90588)
Amgan - Mayan513.0 - 501.0Russian Federation (Sakha) Ponticulocarpus sp. (198908)
Menevian513.0 - 501.0Spain (Zaragoza) Cothurnocystidae indet. (192403)
Middle Cambrian513.0 - 501.0USA (Utah) Ponticulocarpus robisoni (80122)
Marjumian513.0 - 498.5USA (Utah) Archaeocothurnus bifida (230682) Cothurnocystis bifida (80125)
Dresbachian501.0 - 485.4USA (Nevada) Archaeocothurnus goshutensis (9515)
Franconian501.0 - 485.4USA (Wyoming) Acuticarpus delticus (9788)
Merioneth501.0 - 485.4South Korea Sokkaejaecystis serrata, Chauvelicystinae indet. (48066)
Steptoean501.0 - 485.4USA (Wyoming) Acuticarpus republicensis (9516)
Trempealeauan501.0 - 485.4USA (Nevada) Scotiaecystis sp. (9517)
Sunwaptan498.5 - 485.4USA (Nevada) Cardiocystella prolixora (193843) Cothurnocystis americana (8975)
Migneintian485.4 - 478.6United Kingdom (England) Chauvelicystis sp., Prochauvelicystis semispinosa (193991)
Migneintian485.4 - 478.6United Kingdom (Shropshire) Prochauvelicystis sp. (75116)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Morocco Chauvelicystis sp. (20979)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0United Kingdom (England) Cothurnocystis sp. (3704 3705)
Floian477.7 - 470.0France (Montagne Noire) Chauvelicystis spinosa, Cothurnocystis felinensis, Scotiaecystis griffei (20827)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Morocco (Tarfaya) Thoralicystis zagoraensis (20980)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Morocco Chauvelicystis ubaghsi (56592)
Sarka466.0 - 466.0Czech Republic Cothurnocystis sp. (3857)
Berounian460.9 - 449.5Spain (Cuidad Real) Bohemiaecystis jefferiesi (197248)
Rawtheyan455.8 - 445.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Cothurnocystis elizae (73134)
Westphalian A318.1 - 314.6United Kingdom (Lancashire) Trigonocarpus sp. (172765)
Westphalian A318.1 - 314.6United Kingdom (England) Trigonocarpus sp. (124367)