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Rhipidocystis
Taxonomy
Rhipidocystis was named by Jaekel (1901) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u O Cara-l Sepkoski's reference number: 805,1066]. Its type is Rhipidocystis gigas. It is the type genus of Rhipidocystidae.
It was assigned to Rhipidocystidae by Beaver et al. (1967); and to Rhombifera by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Rhipidocystidae by Beaver et al. (1967); and to Rhombifera by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
R. gigas (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1901 | Rhipidocystis Jaekel |
| 1967 | Rhipidocystis Beaver et al. p. S489 |
| 2002 | Rhipidocystis Sepkoski |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992 | |||||