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Placocystitinae

Stylophora - Mitrata - Placocystitidae

Taxonomy
Placocystitinae was named by Caster (1952). It is the type subfamily of Placocystitidae.

It was assigned to Placocystitidae by Parsley (1991).

Subtaxa
Kopficystis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Placocystitinae Caster p. 35
1991Placocystitinae Parsley p. 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classStylophoraGill and Caster 1960
orderMitrataJaekel 1918
suborderAnomalocystitidaCaster 1952
familyPlacocystitidaeCaster 1952
subfamilyPlacocystitinaeCaster 1952
subfamilyPlacocystitinaeCaster 1952

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.

Subfm. †Placocystitinae Caster 1952
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G. †Kopficystis Parsley 1991
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†Kopficystis kirkfieldi Parsley 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available