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Discocytis

Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata

Taxonomy
Discocytis was named by d'Orbigny (1854) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-u K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 586]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cytididae by Bassler (1953); to Cyclostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tubuliporina by Gordon and Taylor (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Discocytis d'Orbigny
1953Discocytis Bassler p. G60
2002Discocytis Sepkoski
2015Discocytis Gordon and Taylor

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCyclostomataBusk 1852
suborderTubuliporinaMilne Edwards 1838
genusDiscocytisd'Orbigny 1854

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. †Discocytis d'Orbigny 1854
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available