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Ascocystitida

Eocrinoidea - Ascocystitida

Taxonomy
Ascocystitida is an order. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Eocrinoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Ascocystitida Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classEocrinoideaJaekel 1918
orderAscocystitida
orderAscocystitida

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.

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G. †Cambrocrinus Orlowski 1968
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†Cambrocrinus regularis Orlowski 1968
G. †Eocystites Billings 1868
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†Eocystites primaevus Billings 1868
G. †Eustypocystis Sprinkle 1973
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†Eustypocystis minor Sprinkle 1973
G. †Nolichuckia Sprinkle 1973
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†Nolichuckia casteri Sprinkle 1973
G. †Pareocrinus Yakovlev 1956
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†Pareocrinus ljubzovi Yakovlev 1956
Fm. †Rhopalocystidae Ubaghs 1967
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G. †Rhopalocystis Ubaghs 1963
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†Rhopalocystis destombesi Ubaghs 1963
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Invalid names: Rhopalocystis dehirensis Chauvel and Régnault 1986 [synonym]
†Rhopalocystis fraga Chauvel 1971
†Rhopalocystis grandis Chauvel 1971
†Rhopalocystis havliceki Chauvel 1978
†Rhopalocystis zagoraensis Chauvel 1971
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Invalid names: Rhopalocystis lehmani Chauvel 1978 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:44:55
Modified: 2010-02-11 00:40:17
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Toyonian to the top of the Floian or 512.90000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2USA (Vermont) Eocystites sp. (191)
Toyonian512.9 - 510.2Spain Rhopalocystis mesonesensis (169971)
Ordian511.2 - 508.0Australia (Northern Territory) Eocystites sp. (203)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5USA (Vermont) Eocystites sp. indet. (200)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Spain (Zaragoza) Eocystites sp. (198909)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Eocystites languedocensis (198927)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Spain (Zaragoza) Eocystites sp. (192403)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Virginia) Nolichuckia casteri (90659)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Tennessee) Nolichuckia casteri (90623)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Nevada) Eustypocystis minor (90674)
Paibian497.0 - 494.0Poland Cambrocrinus regularis (72273)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Morocco Rhopalocystis sp. (20998)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Morocco Rhopalocystis destombesi (196729)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Morocco (Zagora) Rhopalocystis destombesi, Rhopalocystis fraga, Rhopalocystis grandis, Rhopalocystis havliceki (182907) Rhopalocystis destombesi, Rhopalocystis fraga, Rhopalocystis grandis, Rhopalocystis havliceki, Rhopalocystis zagoraensis (197257) Rhopalocystis fraga (197256) Rhopalocystis sp. (182848)
Tremadocian - Floian485.4 - 470.0Morocco (Zagora) Rhopalocystis sp. (182869)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Morocco (Anti Atlas) Rhopalocystis destombesi (166731)