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Cystispina diversa

Artiopoda - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Taxonomy

Cystispina diversa was named by Hahn and Hahn (1971). Its type specimen is SMF 22786, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Homberg bei Erdbach, Raum Herborn, which is in a Visean carbonate shale in the Bromberg Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Cystispina (Spatulina) diversa by Hahn and Hahn (1981).

Synonyms

Krambedrysia kretzorum was named by Hahn et al. (1992).

It was synonymized subjectively with Cystispina diversa by Müller (2008).
Cystispina semibullata was named by Hahn and Hahn (1971). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Weinberg near Herborn, which is in a Visean marine horizon in the Hillershausen Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Cystispina diversa by Müller (2008).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1971	Cystispina semibullata Hahn and Hahn pp. 478-479 figs. txt. f. 8, pl. 4 f. 33a-b
1971	Cystispina diversa Hahn and Hahn pp. 479-489 figs. Abb. 9, Taf. 3 Fig. 27-28.
1981	Cystispina (Spatulina) diversa Hahn and Hahn figs. pl. 7
1992	Krambedrysia kretzorum Hahn et al. pp. 139 - 140 figs. pl. 40
2008	Cystispina diversa Müller pp. 59 - 61 figs. Abb. 4-7, Taf. 2- Fig. 1-11, Taf. 3 Fig. 1-4

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa	Aguinaldo et al. 1997
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Gravenhorst 1843
class	Artiopoda	Hou and Bergstrom

Rank	Name	Author
class	Trilobita	Walch 1771
order	Proetida	Fortey and Owens 1975
superfamily	Proetoidea	Hawle and Corda 1847
family	Phillipsiidae	Oehlert 1886
subfamily	Cystispininae	Hahn and Hahn 1982
genus	Cystispina	(Richter and Richter 1939)
species	diversa	Hahn and Hahn 1971

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.

†Cystispina diversa Hahn and Hahn 1971

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Invalid names: Cystispina kretzorum Hahn et al. 1992 [synonym], Cystispina semibullata Hahn and Hahn 1971 [synonym]

Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
P. Müller 2008	Eine Art von Cystispina mit folgen- den Besonderheiten – Präglabellar-Bereich und Festwangen mäßig breit, Augen-Deckel etwas außerhalb von β gelegen (exsag.). Freiwange mit mäßig großem Auge, Wangen-Stachel hinten vertikal stark nach oben aufgebläht. Pygidium lang mit langer Rhachis.

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

low Mg calcitec

Composition 2:

chitinc

Ontogeny:

molting, addition of partsc

Environment:

marinec

Locomotion:

fast-movingc

Life habit:

low-level epifaunalc

Diet:

deposit feedero

Vision:

well-developedf

Created:

2009-12-19 02:34:58

Modified:

2009-12-19 04:34:58

Source: f = family, o = order, c = class

References: Whittington et al. 1997, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Chadian or 346.70000 to 339.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Chadian	346.7 - 339.9	Germany	Cystispina diversa (37185)
Visean	346.7 - 330.3	Germany	Cystispina semibullata (216584)
Visean	346.7 - 330.3	Germany (Hessen)	Cystispina diversa (type locality: 216583)