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Cyclomischidae ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Cyclomischidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Cyclomischidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 354 - 343 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 296 - 290 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Crinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Crinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Crinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Crinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. D. Webster and P.A. Jell. 1992. Permian echinoderms from Western Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 32(1):311-373 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Baryschyr ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 354 Ma Carboniferous | 296 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1968 | Cyclomischidae Moore and Jeffords |
1992 | Cyclomischidae Webster and Jell p. 354 |
References
Webster G. D., Jell P.A. (1992) Permian echinoderms from Western Australia, Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 32 1, 311-373 |
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!