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Hemicosmites grandis

Rhombifera - Hemicosmitidae

Taxonomy
Hemicosmites grandis was named by Jaeckel (1899). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Taibel, near Habsal (= Haapsalu), which is in a Porkuni marine horizon in the Arina Formation of Estonia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Hemicosmites grandis Jaeckel p. 310 fig. 73
1979Hemicosmites grandis Bockelie p. 365

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classRhombifera(Zittel 1879)
superfamilyHemicosmitoida(Jaekel 1918)
familyHemicosmitidaeJaekel 1918
genusHemicosmitesBuch 1840
speciesgrandisJaeckel 1899

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Hemicosmites grandis Jaeckel 1899
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Diagnosis
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