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Erinocystis

Rhombifera - Echinoencrinitidae

Taxonomy
Erinocystis was named by Jaekel (1899) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rhombifera by Sepkoski (2002); and to Echinoencrinitidae by Paul and Rozhnov (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Erinocystis Jaekel
2002Erinocystis Sepkoski
2016Erinocystis Paul and Rozhnov p. 261

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyGlyptocystitoida(Bather 1899)
familyEchinoencrinitidaeBather 1899
genusErinocystisJaekel 1899

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. †Erinocystis Jaekel 1899
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. R. C. Paul and S. V. Rozhnov 2016Glyptocystitoid family with reduced oral area, with theca composed of 26 or 25 plates arranged in five circlets according to the formula: 4 basals (B, plural BB), 5 infralaterals (ILL), 5 laterals (LL), 4 or 5 radials (RR), and 7 orals (OO), with disjunct pectinirhombs.