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Fusicystis ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Rhombifera : Echinoencrinitidae : Fusicystis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 456 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 461 - 456 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | M. A. Zuykov, S. S. Terentiev, and D. A. T. Harper. 2008. New endemic brachiopod and echinoderm genera from the Upper Ordovician of the St. Petersburg region, northwestern Russia. Geological Society of Sweden, Geologiska Föreningen 130(2):87-93 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Fusicystis magnificus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2008 | Fusicystis Terentiev |
2008 | Fusicystis Zuykov et al. |
2016 | Fusicystis Paul and Rozhnov p. 261 |
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!