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Cothurnocystis

Stylophora - Cornuta - Cothurnocystidae

Taxonomy
Cothurnocystis was named by Bather (1913) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l O Ashg-m Sepkoski's reference number: 726,1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Cothurnocystis elizae.

It was assigned to Cothurnocystidae by Ubaghs (1994); to Cothurnocystinae by Lefebvre and Vizcaino (1999); and to Cornuta by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. elizae (type species), C. occitana

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Cothurnocystis Bather
1994Cothurnocystis Ubaghs p. 110
1999Cothurnocystis Lefebvre and Vizcaino p. 442
2002Cothurnocystis Sepkoski
2002Cothurnocystisbifida Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classStylophoraGill and Caster 1960
orderCornutaJaekel 1901
suborderCothurnocystidaBather 1913
familyCothurnocystidaeBather 1913
subfamilyCothurnocystinaeBather 1899
genusCothurnocystisBather 1913

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. †Cothurnocystis Bather 1913
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Cothurnocystis elizae Bather 1913
Cothurnocystis occitana Ubaghs 1994
Invalid names: Cothurnocystisbifida [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available