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Caryocystitida

Rhombifera

Taxonomy
Caryocystitida was named by Jaekel (1918). Its type is Caryocystitidae.

It was corrected as Caryocystitidacea by Mergl and Prokop (2006).

It was assigned to Rhombifera by Beaver et al. (1967), Bockelie (1982) and Mergl and Prokop (2006).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Caryocystitida Jaekel
1967Caryocystitida Beaver et al. p. S228
1982Caryocystitida Bockelie
2006Caryocystitidacea Mergl and Prokop p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyCaryocystitidaJaekel 1918
superfamilyCaryocystitidaJaekel 1918

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.

Superfm. †Caryocystitida Jaekel 1918
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Fm. †Caryocystitidae Jaekel 1918
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G. †Caryocystites Buch 1844
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Caryocystites dubius Angelin 1878
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Invalid names: Caryocystites angelini Haeckel 1896 [synonym], Caryocystites dubia Paul 1972 [synonym]
Caryocystites lagenalis Regnell 1945
Caryocystites rugosus Bockelie 1982
Caryocystites testudinarius Hisinger and Buch 1846
Caryocystites thorslundi Bockelie 1982
Caryocystites valdari Bockelie 1982
Caryocystites variabilis Regnell 1945
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Invalid names: Heliocrinites variabilis Regnell 1945 [synonym]
G. †Heliocrinites Eichwald 1840
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Heliocrinites balticus Eichwald 1829
Heliocrinites granatum Wahlenberg 1821
Heliocrinites helmhackeri Barrande 1887
Heliocrinites malaisei Regnell 1951
Heliocrinites minutus Chauvel and Le Menn 1973
Heliocrinites ovalis Angelin 1878
Heliocrinites prominens Angelin 1878
Heliocrinites rouvillei von Koenen 1886
Heliocrinites stellatus Regnell 1945
G. †Stichocystis Jaekel 1918
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Stichocystis alutacea Jaekel 1899
Stichocystis geometrica Angelin 1878
Invalid names: Ulrichocystidae Paul 1972 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available