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Oklahomacystis tribrachiatus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9046038https://www.gbif.org/species/9046038
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)378324https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=378324
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Oklahomacystis : Oklahomacystis tribrachiatus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Paracrinoidea : Comarocystitida : Oklahomacystis : Oklahomacystis tribrachiatus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermataKlein 1754
subphylumBlastozoaSprinkle 1973
classParacrinoideaRegnell 1945
orderComarocystitidaParsley and Mintz 1975
genusOklahomacystis
speciesOklahomacystis tribrachiatusBassler
Generic NameOklahomacystis
Scientific NameOklahomacystis tribrachiatus (Bassler)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Oklahomacystis tribrachiatusspeciesbelongs to Amygdalocystitesstated with evidenceBassler, 1943
Oklahomacystis tribrachiatusspeciesbelongs to Oklahomacystisstated with evidenceParsley and Mintz, 1975
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician
Environmentmarine (based on Echinodermata)
Motilitystationary (based on Paracrinoidea)
Visionblind (based on Paracrinoidea)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Paracrinoidea)
Reproductiondispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata)
Ontogenyaccretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata)
Taphonomyhigh Mg calcite (based on Echinodermata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. L. Parsley and L. W. Mintz. 1975. North American Paracrinoidea: (Ordovician: Paracrinozoa, new: Echinodermata). Bulletins of American Paleontology 68:1-115

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1943Amygdalocystites tribrachiatus Bassler pp. 695-696 figs. pl. 1, fig. 14, 15
1975Oklahomacystis tribrachiatus Parsley and Mintz p. 57 figs. PL 6, figs. 1-13

References

Parsley R. L., Mintz L. W. (1975) North American Paracrinoidea: (Ordovician: Paracrinozoa, new: Echinodermata), Bulletins of American Paleontology 68, 1-115
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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