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Cyathocystis

Edrioasteroidea - Cyathocystida - Cyathocystidae

Taxonomy
Cyathocystis was named by Schmidt (1879). Its type is Cyathocystis plautinae.

It was assigned to Cyathocystidae by Regnéll (1966) and Bockelie and Paul (1983); and to Edrioasterida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. plautinae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Cyathocystis Schmidt
1966Cyathocystis Regnéll
1983Cyathocystis Bockelie and Paul
2002Cyathocystis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
orderCyathocystidaBell 1975
familyCyathocystidaeBather 1899
genusCyathocystisSchmidt 1879

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. †Cyathocystis Schmidt 1879
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†Cyathocystis plautinae Schmidt 1879
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available