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Heterocystites
Taxonomy
Heterocystites is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Heterocystitidae.
It was assigned to Heterocystitidae by Beaver et al. (1967); and to Rhombifera by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Heterocystitidae by Beaver et al. (1967); and to Rhombifera by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1967 | Heterocystites Beaver et al. p. S226 |
2002 | Heterocystites Sepkoski |
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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. †Heterocystites
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available