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Holocystites ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Diploporita : Holocystitidae : Holocystites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 445 - 443 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 433 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Diploporita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Diploporita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Diploporita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Holocystites (Holocystites) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 16 | 443 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Holocystites (Megacystites) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 443 Ma Silurian | 439 Ma Silurian | |
| Holocystites (Sepulticystis) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 439 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Holocystites cylindricus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 439 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Holocystites salmoensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Holocystites scutellatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 439 Ma Silurian | 439 Ma Silurian | |
| Holocystites subglobosus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1864 | Holocystites Hall |
| 1945 | Holocystites Regnéll |
| 1971 | Holocystites Paul pp. 72 - 79 |
| 2002 | Holocystites Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
