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Pembrocystis gallica

Ctenocystoidea - Ctenocystoida - Ctenocystidae

Taxonomy
Pembrocystis gallica was named by Domínguez-Alonso (1999). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ffrid Dol y Moch echinoderms, near Bronaber, which is in a Paibian deep subtidal shale in the Maentwrog Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Pembrocystis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Pembrocystis gallica Domínguez-Alonso

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classCtenocystoidea
orderCtenocystoida
familyCtenocystidae
genusPembrocystisDomínguez-Alonso 1999
speciesgallicaDomínguez-Alonso 1999

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.

Pembrocystis gallica Domínguez-Alonso 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2022-12-08 21:53:20
Modified: 2022-12-08 21:53:20
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Rahman and Clausen 2009

Age range: Paibian or 497.00000 to 494.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paibian497.0 - 494.2United Kingdom (Wales) Pembrocystis gallica (type locality: 275390)