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Anomalocystitidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Stylophora : Mitrata : Anomalocystitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 466 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 419 - 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Mitrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Stylophora) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Mitrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. L. Parsley and C. D. Sumrall. 2007. New recumbent echinoderm genera from the Bois d'Arc Formation: Lower Devonian (Lochkovian) of Coal County, Oklahoma. Journal of Paleontology 81(6):1486-1493 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Anomalocystitinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Enoplourinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Pseudovictoriacystis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Victoriacystis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 433 Ma Silurian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1938 | Anomalocystitidae Bassler |
| 1945 | Anomalocystitidae Regnéll |
| 1981 | Anomalocystitidae Parsley p. 1 |
| 1991 | Anomalocystitidae Parsley p. 18 |
| 2007 | Anomalocystitidae Parsley and Sumrall p. 1489 |
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!
