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Mitrocystitidae (disused)

Stylophora - Mitrata - Mitrocystitidae

Taxonomy
Mitrocystidae was named by Jaekel (1901). It is not extant. Its type is Mitrocystites.

It was corrected as Mitrocystitidae by Beaver et al. (1967) and Ubaghs (1994).

It was assigned to Mitrata by Beaver et al. (1967); and to Mitrocystitida by Ubaghs (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Mitrocystitidae Beaver et al. p. S551
1994Mitrocystitidae Ubaghs p. 124

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classStylophoraGill and Caster 1960
orderMitrataJaekel 1918
suborderMitrocystitidaCaster 1952
familyMitrocystitidae(Ubaghs 1968)
familyMitrocystitidae(Ubaghs 1968)

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.

Fm. †Mitrocystitidae Ubaghs 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: passively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 12:03:51
Modified: 2004-02-29 14:06:05
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Guzhangian or 500.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Yunnan) Mitrocystitidae indet. (219647)