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Sphaerocystites
Taxonomy
Sphaerocystites was named by Hall (1859) [Sepkoski's age data: S Prid D Gedi-l Sepkoski's reference number: 2,327]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Callocystitinae by Beaver et al. (1967); to Rhombifera by Sepkoski (2002); and to Callocystitidae by Paul and Rozhnov (2016).
It was assigned to Callocystitinae by Beaver et al. (1967); to Rhombifera by Sepkoski (2002); and to Callocystitidae by Paul and Rozhnov (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1859 | Sphaerocystites Hall |
| 1967 | Sphaerocystites Beaver et al. p. S202 |
| 2002 | Sphaerocystites Sepkoski |
| 2016 | Sphaerocystites Paul and Rozhnov p. 266 |
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G. †Sphaerocystites Hall 1859
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available