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Ctenocystoidea ✝
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| Rank | class (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Ctenocystoidea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 513 - 505 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 458 - 453 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. A. Robison and J. Sprinkle. 1969. Ctenocystoidea: new class of primitive echinoderms. Science 166:1512-1514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ctenocystoida ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 507 Ma Cambrian | |
| Jugoszoviidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Etoctenocystis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 12 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1969 | Ctenocystoidea Robison and Sprinkle |
| 2002 | Ctenocystoidea 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!
