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Echinocystitidae
Taxonomy
Echinocystitidae was named by Gregory (1897). Its type is Echinocystites.
It was assigned to Echinocystitoida by Kier (1966).
It was assigned to Echinocystitoida by Kier (1966).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1897 | Echinocystitidae Gregory p. 133 |
| 1966 | Echinocystitidae Kier p. U301 |
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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.
Fm. †Echinocystitidae Gregory 1897
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G. †Echinocystites
G. †Praepholidocidaris Frest and Strimple 1977
G. †Rhenechinus
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Leintwardine to the top of the Chesterian or 421.30000 to 323.20000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leintwardine | United Kingdom | Echinocystites pomum (95143) | |
| Early/Lower Emsian | Germany | Rhenechinus hopstaetteri (26904) | |
| Chesterian | USA (Iowa) | Praepholidocidaris pellaensis (120832) |