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Deutocystites

Rhombifera - Echinosphaeritidae

Taxonomy
Deutocystites was named by Barrande (1887).

It was assigned to Echinosphaeritidae by Chauvel (1977).

Species
D. modestus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Deutocystites Barrande pp. 145 - 147
1977Deutocystites Chauvel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyCaryocystitidacea(Jaekel 1918)
familyEchinosphaeritidaeNeumayr 1889
genusDeutocystitesBarrande 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.

G. †Deutocystites Barrande 1887
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Deutocystites modestus Barrande 1887
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:36:13
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:45:28
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Vinice or 457.50000 to 455.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 455.8 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berounian457.9 - 449.8Morocco D. modestus (20966)
Vinice457.5 - 455.8Czech Republic D. modestus (200045)