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Homocystites alter

Rhombifera - Cheirocrinidae

Taxonomy
Homocystites alter was named by Barrande (1887).

It was recombined as Cheirocrinus alter by Bassler and Moodey (1943).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Homocystites alter Barrande p. 160 figs. PI. 28 (11), figs. 1-21
1943Cheirocrinus alter Bassler and Moodey pp. 34, 142
1968Homocystites alter Kesling pp. S183-184 figs. 87, 2a-b (non figs. 2c-d)
1972Homocystites alter Paul pp. 46 - 47 figs. Plate 4, figs. 1-4, Text-figs. 3i, 4i, 14-16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyGlyptocystitoida(Bather 1899)
familyCheirocrinidaeJaekel 1899
genusHomocystitesBarrande 1887
speciesalter

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Homocystites alter Barrande 1887
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. R. C. Paul 1972A species of Homocystites with plate ornament of prominent axial ridges (occasionally with accessory ridges) and fine granules or fine growth lines; outer columnals with double-rimmed flanges; pectinirhomb slit-spacing averages 0.1972 mm.