IRMNG - Kirkocystidae Caster, 1952 †

IRMNG taxon details

Kirkocystidae Caster, 1952 †

IRMNG_ID

104177 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104177)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Mitrata †

Direct children (8)

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Genus Anatifopsis Barrande, 1872 †
Genus Balanocystites Barrande, 1887 †
Genus Taebaekocystis Lee, Lefebvre & Choi, 2006 †
Genus Balanocystis Haeckel, 1896 † accepted as Balanocystites Barrande, 1887 †
Genus Anatiferocystis Chauvel, 1941 † accepted as Anatifopsis Barrande, 1872 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Guichenocarpos Chauvel, 1982 † accepted as Anatifopsis Barrande, 1872 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Kirkocystis Bassler, 1950 † accepted as Anatifopsis Barrande, 1872 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Sagittacystis Parsley, Prokop & Derstler, 2000 † accepted as Balanocystites Barrande, 1887 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Listed as stem-group tunicates in Benton (1993), but treated as echinoderms in other sources e.g. Lee et al., 2006

Taxonomic remark Listed as stem-group tunicates in Benton (1993), but treated as echinoderms in other sources e.g. Lee et al., 2006 [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Kirkocystidae Caster, 1952 †. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104177 on 2024-06-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-11-20 23:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2012-01-23 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (3)
Notes (3)

basis of record Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

From other sources

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Stylophora (Class) > Mitrata (Order) > Kirkocystidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): M; stratigraphic range: Ordovician (Tremadoc)-Ordovician (Llandeilo) [details]

Taxonomic remark Listed as stem-group tunicates in Benton (1993), but treated as echinoderms in other sources e.g. Lee et al., 2006 [details]