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Glyptosphaeritida

Glyptosphaeritida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Glyptosphaeritida Bernard
1967Glyptosphaeritida Beaver et al. p. S234
1984Glyptosphaeritida Bockelie
2018Glyptosphaeritida Sheffield and Sumrall p. 169
2019Glyptosphaeritida Sheffield and Sumrall p. 746

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
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phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
orderGlyptosphaeritida(Bernard 1895)
orderGlyptosphaeritida(Bernard 1895)

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.

Or. †Glyptosphaeritida Bernard 1895
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Fm. †Dactylocystidae Jaekel 1899
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G. †Dactylocystis Jaekel 1899
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Dactylocystis schmidti Jaeckel 1899
G. †Estonocystis Jaekel 1918
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Estonocystis antropoffi Jaeckel 1918
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Revalocystis kearsargensis Stauffer 1930
Fm. †Eumorphocystidae Branson and Peck 1940
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Eumorphocystis multiporata Branson and Peck 1940
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Invalid names: Eumorphocystis oklahomensis Bassler 1950 [synonym], Eumorphocystis typicalis Bassler 1950 [synonym]
Invalid names: Regnellicystis [synonym], Strimplecystis Bassler 1950 [synonym]
Fm. †Glyptosphaeritidae Bernard 1895
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G. †Glyptosphaerites Müller 1854
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Glyptosphaerites ferrigena Barrande 1887
Glyptosphaerites suecicus Angelin 1878
Fm. †Gomphocystitidae Bassler 1938
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G. †Celticystis Bockelie 1979
G. †Gomphocystites Hall 1864
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Gomphocystites californicus Stauffer 1930
Gomphocystites glans Hall 1864
G. †Pyrocystites Barrande 1887
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Pyrocystites pirum Barrande 1887
Invalid names: Glyptosphaeronites Mergl 1984 [synonym]
Fm. †Protocrinitidae Bather 1899
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G. †Fungocystites Barrande 1887
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G. †Protocrinites Eichwald 1840
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Protocrinites oviformis Eichwald 1840
Protocrinites rugatus Bockelie 1984
G. †Tristomiocystis Sumrall et al. 2009
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Tristomiocystis globosus Sumrall et al. 2009
Tristomiocystis globosus Sumrall et al. 2009
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: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tremadoc to the top of the Givetian or 486.50000 to 382.70000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 477.7 Ma

Collections (42 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Czech Republic Glyptosphaeronites sp. (3782) Pyrocystites sp. (3837) Pyrocystites sp., Glyptosphaerites ferrigena (192830)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Tennessee) Eumorphocystis sp. (319)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Czech Republic (Prague) Pyrocystites sp. (76458)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Iran Glyptosphaerites sp. (186095)
Sarka466.0 - 466.0Czech Republic Pyrocystites sp. (3857)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9Sweden Glyptosphaerites sp. (2929)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Lithuania Protocrinites oviformis (195469)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Czech Republic Fungocystites sp. (3856)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Virginia) Regnellicystis typicalis (37904)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Estonia (Harju) Estonocystis antropoffi (169100)
Idavere458.0 - 453.0Latvia Protocrinites flagum (207207)
Idavere458.0 - 453.0Lithuania Protocrinites flagum (207205)
Vinice457.5 - 455.8Czech Republic Fungocystites rarissimus, Fungocystites solitarius (200045) Fungocystites sp. (3864)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician457.5 - 443.8Czech Republic Fungocystites sp. (3865)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Eumorphocystis multiporata, Strimplecystis oklahomensis (23990 196808) Eumorphocystis sp. (24102) Strimplecystis oklahomensis (37986)
Oandu453.0 - 451.8Estonia Dactylocystis schmidti, Estonocystis antropoffi (168766)
Johvi453.0 - 449.9Estonia (Lääne) Protocrinites oviformis (87270)
Johvi453.0 - 449.9Estonia (Lääne-Viru) Estonocystis antropoffi (168407)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Eumorphocystis sp. (23490 23492)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Eumorphocystis sp. (23405)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Iowa) Eumorphocystis sp. (13156)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (California) Strobilocystites kearsargensis (229257)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Iowa) Gomphocystites sp. (26711 26712 26713 26714)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (Iowa) Gomphocystites sp. (25015 26763)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5USA (Indiana) Gomphocystites indianensis (26805)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Illinois) Gomphocystites sp. (26703 26770)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Wisconsin) Gomphocystites sp. (26701 26707)
Wenlock - Silurian433.4 - 419.2USA (Wisconsin) Gomphocystites glans (13069)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Kentucky) Tristomiocystis globosus (211438)