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Glyptocystites ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Rhombifera : Glyptocystitidae : Glyptocystites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 466 - 458 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 450 - 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Rhombifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Rhombifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rhombifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Glyptocystites batheri ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Glyptocystites grandis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Glyptocystites groenlandicus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Glyptocystites multipora ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Glyptocystites regnelli ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1854 | Glyptocystites Billings p. 215 |
1972 | Glyptocystites Paul p. 53 |
2002 | Glyptocystites Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!