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Petalocystites

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)31094https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=31094
Rankgenus (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Eocrinoidea : Rhipidocystidae : Petalocystites
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermataKlein 1754
subphylumBlastozoaSprinkle 1973
classEocrinoideaJaekel 1918
familyRhipidocystidaeJaekel 1901
genusPetalocystitesSprinkle 1973
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Petalocystitesgenusbelongs to Eocrinoideastated with evidenceSprinkle, 1973
Petalocystitesgenusbelongs to Rhipidocystidaestated with evidenceLewis et al., 1987
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance467 - 458 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance467 - 458 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Environmentmarine (based on Echinodermata)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Petalocystites)
Visionblind (based on Eocrinoidea)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Petalocystites)
Reproductiondispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata)
Ontogenyaccretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata)
Ecospace CommentsLIFE HISTORY: Intermediate tier suspension-feeder according to Dornbos (2008).
Taphonomyhigh Mg calcite (based on Echinodermata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. Sprinkle. 1973. Morphology and evolution of blastozoan echinoderms. Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology, Special Publication

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Petalocystites ikecanensis
species
listed (PBDB)

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1973Petalocystites Sprinkle p. 131
1987Petalocystites Lewis et al. p. 1222

References

Sprinkle J. (1973) Morphology and evolution of blastozoan echinoderms, Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology, Special Publication, 1-283
Lewis R. D., Sprinkle J., et al (1987) Mandalocystis, a new rhipidocystid eocrinoid from the Whiterockian Stage (Ordovician) in Oklahoma and Nevada, Journal of Paleontology 61 6, 1222-1235
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!
 
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