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Mesocystis
Taxonomy
Mesocystis is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Mesocystidae.
It was assigned to Mesocystidae by Beaver et al. (1967); and to Diploporita by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Mesocystidae by Beaver et al. (1967); and to Diploporita by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1967 | Mesocystis Beaver et al. p. S260 |
2002 | Mesocystis Sepkoski |
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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. †Mesocystis
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available