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Canadocystis

Paracrinoidea - Platycystitida - Platycystitidae

Taxonomy
Canadocystis was named by Jaekel (1900) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde O Cara-l Sepkoski's reference number: 2,706]. Its type is Malocystites barrandi.

It was assigned to Platycystitidae by Parsley and Mintz (1975); and to Comarocystitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Canadocystis Jaekel p. 675
1911Sigmacystis Hudson pp. 254 - 257
1975Canadocystis Parsley and Mintz pp. 74 - 75
2002Canadocystis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classParacrinoideaRegnell 1945
orderPlatycystitida
familyPlatycystitidaeParsley and Mintz 1975
genusCanadocystisJaekel 1900

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. †Canadocystis Jaekel 1900
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Canadocystis barrandei Billings 1858
Canadocystis emmonsi Hudson 1905
Canadocystis tennesseensis Parsley and Mintz 1975
Invalid names: Sigmacystis Hudson 1911 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available