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Brockocystis ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Rhombifera : Callocystitidae : Brockocystis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 441 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 441 - 433 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Brockocystis) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Rhombifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Brockocystis) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: Stem lengths of 2 cm according to Brett (1984), therefore low level epifaunal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Brockocystis nodosaria ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 443 Ma Silurian | 441 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1914 | Brockocystis Foerste |
2002 | Brockocystis Sepkoski, Jr. |
2016 | Brockocystis Paul and Rozhnov p. 266 |
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!