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Hybocystites

Crinoidea - Hybocrinida - Hybocystitidae

Taxonomy
Hybocystites was named by Wetherby (1880) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Hybocystitidae.

It was assigned to Hybocrinidae by Parsley (1981); to Hybocystitidae by Ausich (1998); and to Hybocrinida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Hybocystites Wetherby
1981Hybocystites Parsley
1998Hybocystites Ausich p. 28
2002Hybocystites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
—Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
superorderPorocrinoidea
orderHybocrinidaJaekel 1918
familyHybocystitidaeJaekel 1918
genusHybocystitesWetherby 1880

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. †Hybocystites Wetherby 1880
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†Hybocystites problematicus Wetherby 1880
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available