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Ctenocystis ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Ctenocystoidea : Ctenocystoida : Ctenocystidae : Ctenocystis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | R. A. Robison and J. Sprinkle. 1969. Ctenocystoidea: new class of primitive echinoderms. Science 166:1512-1514 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ctenocystis colodon ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Ctenocystis jagoi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 507 Ma Cambrian | 507 Ma Cambrian | |
| Ctenocystis smithi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Ctenocystis utahensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1969 | Ctenocystis Robison and Sprinkle |
| 1978 | Ctenocystis Sprinkle and Robison |
| 1985 | Ctenocystis Jell et al. p. 197 |
| 2002 | Ctenocystis Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2009 | Ctenocystis Rahman and Clausen p. 415 |
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!
