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A new species of the dual-mouthed paracrinoid Bistomiacystis and a redescription of the Edrioasteroid edrioaster priscus from the Upper Ordovician Curdsville Member of the Lexington Limestone

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

Colin D. Sumrall  and
Bradley Deline
Colin D. Sumrall
Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996–1410,
Bradley Deline
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Ohio, 45221,
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Echinoderms are important faunal components in the Curdsville Member of the Lexington Limestone. Numerous clades are represented, including Crinoidea (Springer, 1911; Parsley, 1981), Paracrinoidea (Parsley and Mintz, 1975; Parsley, 1981), Cyclocystoidea (undescribed), Edrioasteroidea (Miller and Gurley, 1894; Bell, 1976, 1979), and Stylophora (Parsley, 1981, 1991). Although some of these taxa are well preserved (Springer, 1911), most have been recovered from residues of acidized samples. These later specimens are poorly preserved, obscuring much of the information. Here we describe well preserved specimens recently collected by members of the Kentucky Paleontological Society (Lexington) of two species that add significantly to our understanding of lesser known components of the Curdsville Fauna. Bistomiacystis schrantzi n. sp. is a large paracrinoid bearing two separate ambu1acral systems that lead to two peristomial openings. Our research suggests that this unusual arrangement is consistent with oral areas of other derived blastozoans bearing oral plates. Edrioaster priscus (Miller and Gurley) is a poorly known large edrioasterid edrioasteroid previously known only from specimens preserved in coarse beekite. The new material of this taxon allows for a thorough characterization of this poorly known edrioasteroid and shows that previous assessments of its size and morphology need revision.

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Paleontological Notes
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 83 , Issue 1 , January 2009 , pp. 135 - 139
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society

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