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Pleurocystites ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Rhombifera : Pleurocystitidae : Pleurocystites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 470 - 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Pleurocystites anglicus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Pleurocystites anticostiensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Pleurocystites beckeri ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Pleurocystites distans ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Pleurocystites filitextus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Pleurocystites laevis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pleurocystites mitratus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Pleurocystites squamosus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 23 | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Pleurocystites strimplei ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1913 | Pleurocystis Bather pp. 450 - 463 |
| 1918 | Dipleurocystis Jaekel p. 95 |
| 1995 | Pleurocystites Sumrall and Sprinkle p. 776 |
| 2002 | Pleurocystites 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!
