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Dactylocystis

Glyptosphaeritida - Dactylocystidae

Taxonomy
Dactylocystis was named by Jaekel (1899) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-l Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. Its type is Dactylocystis schmidti.

It was assigned to Dactylocystidae by Kesling (1963); and to Diploporita by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
D. schmidti (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Dactylocystis Jaekel
1963Dactylocystis Kesling p. 113
2002Dactylocystis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
orderGlyptosphaeritida(Bernard 1895)
familyDactylocystidaeJaekel 1899
genusDactylocystisJaekel 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. †Dactylocystis Jaekel 1899
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Dactylocystis schmidti Jaeckel 1899
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available