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Platycystitidae

Paracrinoidea - Platycystitida - Platycystitidae

Taxonomy
Platycystitidae was named by Parsley and Mintz (1975).

It was assigned to Platycystitida by Frest et al. (1979).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Platycystitidae Parsley and Mintz
1979Platycystitidae Frest et al. p. 387

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classParacrinoideaRegnell 1945
orderPlatycystitida
familyPlatycystitidaeParsley and Mintz 1975
familyPlatycystitidaeParsley and Mintz 1975

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.

Fm. †Platycystitidae Parsley and Mintz 1975
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G. †Canadocystis Jaekel 1900
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Canadocystis barrandei Billings 1858
Canadocystis emmonsi Hudson 1905
Canadocystis tennesseensis Parsley and Mintz 1975
Invalid names: Sigmacystis Hudson 1911 [synonym]
Subfm. †Platycystitinae Parsley and Mintz 1975
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G. †Globulocystites Frest et al. 1979
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Globulocystites rotundatus Frest et al. 1979
G. †Platycystites Miller 1889
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Platycystites cristatus Bassler 1943
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Invalid names: Platycystites bromidensis Bassler 1943 [synonym], Platycystites fimbriatus Bassler 1943 [synonym]
Platycystites faberi Miller 1889
Platycystites levatus Bassler 1943
Platycystites ovalis Frest et al. 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available