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Cuniculocystidae ✝
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Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Rhombifera : Cuniculocystidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 479 - 468 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 479 - 468 Ma 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. Sprinkle and G. P. Wahlman. 1994. New echinoderms from the Early Ordovician of west Texas. Journal of Paleontology 68(2):324-338 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Cuniculocystis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1994 | Cuniculcystidae Sprinkle and Wahlman p. 327 |
2016 | Cuniculocystidae Paul and Rozhnov p. 261 |
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!