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Helicocystis

Helicocystitidae

Species
H. moroccoensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Helicocystis Smith and Zamora p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
RankNameAuthor
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
familyHelicocystitidae
genusHelicocystis

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G. †Helicocystis Smith and Zamora 2013
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Helicocystis moroccoensis Smith and Zamora 2013
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. B. Smith and S. Zamora 2013Stem polyplated; basal cup of large sutured plates; theca above the cup with five recumbent ambulacra spiralling clockwise away from an apical peristome. Ambulacra composed of biserial flooring plates lacking direct connection with the body chamber, and sheets of primary cover plates and very small secondary cover plates. Interambulacral zones are also spiral, composed of sheets of plates that could be expanded and contracted concertina-like.