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Echinocystitidae ✝
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Echinocystitidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Echinocystitoida : Echinocystitidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Echinocystitidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 421 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | slow-moving (based on Echinocystitoida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Echinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | detritivore (based on Echinocystitoida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Echinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. M. Kier. 1966. Noncidaroid paleozoic echinoids. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part U. Echinodermata, 3. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press, Boulder and Lawrence 1:U298-U312 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Echinocystites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 421 Ma Silurian | 421 Ma Silurian | |
| Gotlandechinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 431 Ma Silurian | 431 Ma Silurian | |
| Perischocidaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pronechinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Proterocidaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Rhenechinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Echinocystis Haeckel, 1896 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Echinocystis |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1897 | Echinocystitidae Gregory p. 133 |
| 1966 | Echinocystitidae Kier p. U301 |
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!
