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Cystoidea

Cystoidea

Taxonomy
Cystoidea was named by von Buch (1846).

It was assigned to Pelmatozoa by Regnéll (1945); to Crinozoa by Beaver et al. (1967); and to Echinodermata by Bambach et al. (2007).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Cystoidea von Buch
1865Protocystites Salter
1945Cystoidea Regnéll
1967Cystoidea Beaver et al. p. S85
2007Cystoidea Bambach et al. p. S83

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumPelmatozoaLeuckart 1848
classCystoideavon Buch 1846
classCystoideavon Buch 1846

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.

Cl. †Cystoidea von Buch 1846
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Invalid names: Hydrophoridea Zittel 1903 [empty], Protocystites Salter 1865 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
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