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Placocystites

Stylophora - Mitrata - Anomalocystitidae

Taxonomy
Placocystites is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Placocystites Beaver et al. p. S560
2002Placocystites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classStylophoraGill and Caster 1960
orderMitrataJaekel 1918
suborderAnomalocystitidaCaster 1952
familyAnomalocystitidaeBassler 1938
genusPlacocystites

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