Source Data | |
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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Rhombifera : Echinosphaeritidae : Arachnocystites : Arachnocystites infaustus |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Arachnocystites infaustus | species | belongs to Arachnocystites | stated without evidence | Barrande, 1887 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician |
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Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) |
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Motility | stationary, attached (based on Rhombifera) |
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Vision | blind (based on Rhombifera) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rhombifera) |
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Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) |
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Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) |
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Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Echinodermata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. F. Bockelie. 1981. Functional morphology and evolution of the cystoid Echinosphaerites. Lethaia 14:189-202 |
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