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Lepidocystis
Taxonomy
Lepidocystis was named by Foerste (1938) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Boto-u Sepkoski's reference number: 654]. Its type is Lepidocystis wanneri. It is the type genus of Lepidocystidae.
It was assigned to Imbricata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lepidocystidae by Beaver et al. (1967), Wang et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Imbricata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lepidocystidae by Beaver et al. (1967), Wang et al. (2024).
Species
L. wanneri (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1938 | Lepidocystis Foerste |
| 1967 | Lepidocystis Beaver et al. p. S634 |
| 2002 | Lepidocystis Sepkoski |
| 2024 | Lepidocystis Wang et al. |
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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 1992 | |||||