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Leptocystis

Rhombifera - Cheirocrinidae

Taxonomy
Leptocystis is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cheirocrinidae by Beaver et al. (1967); and to Rhombifera by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Leptocystis Beaver et al. p. S184
2002Leptocystis Sepkoski

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

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available