Lepidocystis Explained

Lepidocystis is a Palaeozoic genus of imbricate lepidocystoid eocrinoid, closely related to Kinzercystis,[1] [2] It bore a stalk, with which it attached to firm substrates;[3] and brachioles arising as lateral branches from its arms.[4]

It is only known from the late Botomian = Cambrian Series 2 Kinzers Formation.[5]

Notes and References

  1. 10.1111/j.1469-185x.1984.tb00411.x. The Early Radiation and Phylogeny of Echinoderms. 1984. Paul. C. R. C.. Smith. A. B.. Biological Reviews. 59. 4. 443–481. 86572427.
  2. 10.1098/rspb.2013.1197 . Cambrian spiral-plated echinoderms from Gondwana reveal the earliest pentaradial body plan . 2013 . Smith . Andrew B. . Zamora . Samuel . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences . 280 . 1765 . 23804624 . 3712455 .
  3. The Cambrian Substrate Revolution and the early evolution of attachment in suspension-feeding echinoderms. 10.1016/j.earscirev.2017.06.018. 2017. Zamora. Samuel. Deline. Bradley. Javier Álvaro. J.. Rahman. Imran A.. Earth-Science Reviews. 171. 478–491. 2017ESRv..171..478Z. 134049725.
  4. 10.1111/j.1469-185X.1984.tb00411.x. The Early Radiation and Phylogeny of Echinoderms. 1984. Paul. C. R. C.. Smith. A. B.. Biological Reviews. 59. 4. 443–481. 86572427.
  5. 10.1080/14772019.2018.1541485. Morphology, palaeoecology and phylogenetic interpretation of the Cambrian echinoderm Vyscystis (Barrandian area, Czech Republic). 2019. Nohejlová. Martina. Nardin. Elise. Fatka. Oldřich. Kašička. Libor. Szabad. Michal. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 17. 19. 1619–1634. 92231073.

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