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Amecystis woodi

Rhombifera - Pleurocystitidae

Taxonomy
Amecystis woodi was named by Broadhead and Strimple (1975) [= 1921. Amecystis sp. Ulrich and Kirk, p. 148. = 1970. Amecystis laevis (Raymond), Parsley, pp. 192- 194, pl. 29, fig. 4.]. Its type specimen is USNM 93446 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Minneapolis, Decorah Shales, which is in a Rocklandian marine shale in the Decorah Formation of Minnesota.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Amecystis woodi Broadhead and Strimple pp. 318 - 319 fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyGlyptocystitoida(Bather 1899)
familyPleurocystitidaeNeumayr 1889
subfamilyPleurocystitinaeUlrich and Kirk 1911
genusAmecystisUlrich and Kirk 1921
specieswoodi

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.

†Amecystis woodi Broadhead and Strimple 1975
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Diagnosis
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