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Palaeocystitidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Eocrinoidea : Palaeocystitidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Eocrinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Eocrinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Eocrinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. Sprinkle. 1982. Palaeocystitids. In J. Sprinkle (ed.), Echinoderm faunas from the Bromide Formation (Middle Ordovician) of Oklahoma 11:289-306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Bromidocystis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1968 | Palaeocystitidae Ubaghs |
| 1982 | Palaeocystitidae Sprinkle p. 289 |
References
| Sprinkle J. (1982) Palaeocystitids, Echinoderm faunas from the Bromide Formation (Middle Ordovician) of Oklahoma 11, 289-306 |
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!
