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Hillocystis

Rhombifera - Pleurocystitidae

Taxonomy
Hillocystis was named by Jell (1983). Its type is Hillocystis atracta. It is the type genus of Hillocystidae.

It was assigned to Hillocystidae by Jell (1983); and to Pleurocystitidae by Nardin and Bohatý (2013).

Species
H. atracta (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Hillocystis Jell
2013Hillocystis Nardin and Bohatý p. 541 fig. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyGlyptocystitoida(Bather 1899)
familyPleurocystitidaeNeumayr 1889
genusHillocystis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Hillocystis Jell 1983
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†Hillocystis atracta Jell 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available