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Pyrocystites
Taxonomy
Pyrocystites was named by Barrande (1887). It is not extant. Its type is Pyrocystites pirum.
It was assigned to Diploporita by Sepkoski (2002); and to Gomphocystitidae by Mergl and Prokop (2006).
It was assigned to Diploporita by Sepkoski (2002); and to Gomphocystitidae by Mergl and Prokop (2006).
Species
P. pirum (type species)
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1887 | Pyrocystites Barrande |
| 1984 | Glyptosphaeronites Mergl |
| 2002 | Glyptosphaeronites Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Pyrocystites Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Pyrocystites Mergl and Prokop p. 14 |
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G. †Pyrocystites Barrande 1887
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†Pyrocystites pirum Barrande 1887
Invalid names: Glyptosphaeronites Mergl 1984 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available