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Echinocystitidae

Echinoidea - Echinocystitoida - Echinocystitidae

Taxonomy
Echinocystitidae was named by Gregory (1897). Its type is Echinocystites.

It was assigned to Echinocystitoida by Kier (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Echinocystitidae Gregory p. 133
1966Echinocystitidae Kier p. U301

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassPerischoechinoidea()
orderEchinocystitoida
familyEchinocystitidaeGregory 1897
familyEchinocystitidaeGregory 1897

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. †Praepholidocidaris Frest and Strimple 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available