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Palaeocystites

Eocrinoidea - Palaeocystitidae

Taxonomy
Palaeocystites is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Palaeocystitidae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Palaeocystites Beaver et al. p. S482
2002Palaeocystites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classEocrinoideaJaekel 1918
familyPalaeocystitidaeUbaghs 1967
genusPalaeocystites

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