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Eucystis

Sphaeronitidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Eucystis Angelin
1887Proteocystites Barrande
1896Palmacystis Haeckel
1945Eucystis Regnéll
1963Austrocystites Brown
1979Proteocystites Chauvel and Le Menn p. 569
1984Eucystis Bockelie
2002Carpocystites Sepkoski
2002Eucystis Sepkoski
2002Proterocystites Sepkoski
2010Eucystis Jell p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
superfamilySphaeronitidaNeumayr 1889
familySphaeronitidaeNeumayr 1889
genusEucystisAngelin 1878

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. †Eucystis Angelin 1878
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Eucystis acuminata Regnell 1945
Eucystis angelini Regnell 1945
Eucystis branagani Brown 1963
Eucystis hibernica Paul 1973
Eucystis langoeyensis Bockelie 1984
Eucystis pentax Paul 1973
Eucystis quadrangularis Regnell 1945
Eucystis raripunctata Angelin 1878
Invalid names: Austrocystites Brown 1963 [synonym], Carpocystites [synonym], Palmacystis Haeckel 1896 [synonym], Proteocystites Barrande 1887 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Aberhan 1992, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Pirgu to the top of the Zlichovian or 449.50000 to 391.90000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rawtheyan455.8 - 445.6Norway E. langoeyensis (163020 163024)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Spain (Zaragoza) E. angelini, Proteocystites hispanica (196922)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarne) E. raripunctata, E. angelini, E. quadrangularis (165717)
Katian - Hirnantian453.0 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) E. raripunctata (73413)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.6Norway E. langoeyensis (158962)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Spain (Aragon) E. sp., Proteocystites hispanica (163399)
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarna) E. raripunctata (158137)
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) E. acuminata (73490)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Australia (New South Wales) E. branagani (201154)
Pridoli - Lochkovian423.0 - 410.8USA (Oklahoma) E. sp. (26826)
Zlichovian409.1 - 391.9Czech Republic Eucystis indet. (10467)