Codiacystis bohemica Barrande 1887

Diploporita

Alternative combination: Craterina bohemica

Synonyms: Aristocystites grandiscutum Barrande 1887, Craterina consobrina Barrande 1887, Craterina excavata Barrande 1877, Craterina infundibulum Barrande 1887, Craterina intermedia excavata Barrande 1887, Craterina obscens Barrande 1887

Belongs to Codiacystis according to R. Prokop 1964

See also Barrande 1887, Bassler and Moodey 1943, Haeckel 1896 and Jaekel 1899

Sister taxa: Codiacystis moneta, Codiacystis potens, Cystidea porosa, Craterina intermedia

Type specimens:

  • Codiacystis bohemica: Its type locality is Zahorany Fm, midshelf setting, Prague Basin, Czech Republic, which is in a Zahorany/Ordovician transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone/shale in the Zahorany Formation of the Czech Republic
  • Aristocystites grandiscutum:
  • Craterina consobrina:
  • Craterina excavata:
  • Craterina infundibulum:
  • Craterina intermedia excavata:
  • Craterina obscens:

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Zahorany Fm, midshelf setting, Prague Basin, Czech Republic

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