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Asturicystis

Cincta - Gyrocystidae

Taxonomy
Asturicystis was named by Sdzuy (1993). Its type is Asturicystis jaekeli.

It was assigned to Gyrocystidae by Fatka and Kordule (2001) and Zamora et al. (2023).

Species
A. jaekeli (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Asturicystis Sdzuy
2001Asturicystis Fatka and Kordule p. 192
2023Asturicystis Zamora et al. p. 5 fig. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classCincta(Jaekel 1918)
familyGyrocystidaeJaekel 1918
genusAsturicystisSdzuy 1993

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.

G. †Asturicystis Sdzuy 1993
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Asturicystis jaekeli Sdzuy 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2022-12-08 19:35:59
Modified: 2022-12-08 19:36:58
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Raman et al. 2015, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Middle Cambrian or 509.00000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Czech Republic (Středočeský) A. havlicecki (196730)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Spain A. jaekeli (198919)