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Holocystites (Megacystites) greenvillensis

Holocystitidae

Taxonomy
Holocystites greenvillensis was named by Foerste (1917).

It was recombined as Holocystites (Megacystites) greenvillensis by Frest et al. (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Holocystites greenvillensis Foerste p. 203
2011Holocystites (Megacystites) greenvillensis Frest et al. pp. 77 - 78 figs. Text-fig. 43; Pl. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
superfamilySphaeronitidaNeumayr 1889
familyHolocystitidaeMiller 1889
genusHolocystitesHall 1864
subgenusMegacystites
speciesgreenvillensis(Foerste 1917)

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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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. J. Frest et al. 2011Holocystites (Megacystites n. sgen.) with spindle-shaped theca (tapering at both ends), smooth, tumid plates of one generation, indistinct aboral projection with small attachment area.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationarysubp
Life habit: epifaunalsubp
Diet: suspension feedersubp
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-21 12:36:39
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:36:39
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available