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Ctenocystidae ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Ctenocystoidea : Ctenocystoida : Ctenocystidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 513 - 505 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 507 - 499 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 R. A. Robison. 1978. Addendum to subphylum Homalozoa. Ctenocystoids. Moore R. C. & Teichert C. (eds) Echinodermata 2, Crinoidea, Treatise on invertebrate paleontology, Geological Society of America, New York T:T998-T1002 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Ctenocystis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 507 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1978 | Ctenocystidae Sprinkle and Robison |
1985 | Ctenocystidae Jell et al. p. 197 |
2009 | Ctenocystidae Rahman and Clausen p. 415 |
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!