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Apiocystites

Rhombifera - Callocystitidae

Taxonomy
Apiocystites was named by Forbes (1848) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-u Sepkoski's reference number: 328]. It is not extant. Its type is Apiocystites angelini. It is the type genus of Apiocystitinae.

It was assigned to Apiocystitinae by Beaver et al. (1967); to Rhombifera by Sepkoski (2002); and to Callocystitidae by Paul and Rozhnov (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Apiocystites Forbes
1967Apiocystites Beaver et al. p. S206
2002Apiocystites Sepkoski
2016Apiocystites Paul and Rozhnov p. 266

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyGlyptocystitoida(Bather 1899)
familyCallocystitidaeBernard 1895
genusApiocystitesForbes 1848

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. †Apiocystites Forbes 1848
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Diagnosis
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