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Brachyschismatidae

Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Brachyschismatidae

Taxonomy
Brachyschismatidae was named by Fay (1961). Its type is Brachyschisma.

It was assigned to Fissiculata by Fay (1961) and Beaver et al. (1967).

Subtaxa
Brachyschisma (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Brachyschismatidae Fay p. 19
1967Brachyschismatidae Beaver et al. p. S407

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderFissiculataJaekel 1918
familyBrachyschismatidaeFay 1961
familyBrachyschismatidaeFay 1961

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. †Brachyschismatidae Fay 1961
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G. †Brachyschisma Reimann 1945
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Brachyschisma corrugatum Reimann 1935
Brachyschisma oostheizeni Breimer and Macurda, Jr. 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available