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Phyllocystis

Stylophora - Cornuta - Phyllocystidae

Taxonomy
Phyllocystis is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Phyllocystidae by Smith and Jell (1999); to Phyllocystinae by Lefebvre and Vizcaino (1999); and to Cornuta by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Phyllocystis Lefebvre and Vizcaino p. 445
1999Phyllocystis Smith and Jell p. 342
2002Phyllocystis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classStylophoraGill and Caster 1960
orderCornutaJaekel 1901
familyPhyllocystidaeDerstler 1979
genusPhyllocystis

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