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Bistomiacystis

Paracrinoidea - Platycystitida - Bistomiacystitidae

Taxonomy
Bistomiacystis is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Bistomiacystis globosa. It is the type genus of Bistomiacystitidae.

It was assigned to Paracrinoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bistomiacystitidae by Sumrall and Deline (2009).

Species
B. globosa (type species), B. schrantzi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Bistomiacystis Sepkoski
2009Bistomiacystis Sumrall and Deline p. 135

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classParacrinoideaRegnell 1945
orderPlatycystitida
familyBistomiacystitidaeSprinkle and Parsley 1982
genusBistomiacystis

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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Bistomiacystis globosa Sprinkle and Parsley 1982
Bistomiacystis schrantzi Sumrall and Deline 2009
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available