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Cystocerium

Stromatoporoidea - Labechiida - Platiferostromatidae

Taxonomy
Cystocerium was named by Nestor (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov S Wenl Sepkoski's reference number: 903].

It was assigned to Stromatoceriidae by Stearn et al. (1999); to Stromatoporoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Platiferostromatidae by Webby (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Cystocerium Nestor
1999Cystocerium Stearn et al.
2002Cystocerium Sepkoski
2015Cystocerium Webby p. 729

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
RankNameAuthor
orderLabechiidaKühn 1927
familyPlatiferostromatidaeKhalfina and Yakorsky 1973
genusCystoceriumNestor 1976

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. †Cystocerium Nestor 1976
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Diagnosis
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