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Homocystites

Rhombifera - Cheirocrinidae

Taxonomy
Homocystites was named by Barrande (1887) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m S Ldov Sepkoski's reference number: 532]. It is not extant.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Homocystites Barrande
2002Homocystites Sepkoski
2016Homocystites Paul and Rozhnov p. 270

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyGlyptocystitoida(Bather 1899)
familyCheirocrinidaeJaekel 1899
genusHomocystitesBarrande 1887

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. †Homocystites Barrande 1887
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Homocystites alter Barrande 1887
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available