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Schizocystis
Taxonomy
Schizocystis was named by Jaekel (1895) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-l Sepkoski's reference number: 328]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Rhombifera by Sepkoski (2002); and to Echinoencrinitidae by Paul and Rozhnov (2016).
It was assigned to Rhombifera by Sepkoski (2002); and to Echinoencrinitidae by Paul and Rozhnov (2016).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1895 | Schizocystis Jaekel |
| 2002 | Schizocystis Sepkoski |
| 2016 | Schizocystis Paul and Rozhnov p. 261 |
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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.
G. †Schizocystis Jaekel 1895
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C. R. C. Paul and S. V. Rozhnov 2016 | Glyptocystitoid family with reduced oral area, with theca composed of 26 or 25 plates arranged in five circlets according to the formula: 4 basals (B, plural BB), 5 infralaterals (ILL), 5 laterals (LL), 4 or 5 radials (RR), and 7 orals (OO), with disjunct pectinirhombs. |
Measurements
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| Source: o = order, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992 | |||||