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Comarocystites punctatus

Paracrinoidea - Comarocystitida - Comarocystitidae

Taxonomy
Comarocystites punctatus was named by Billings (1854). Its type specimen is GSC 1391 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Comarocystites punctatus Billings pp. 269- 270 figs. text-figs. 1-3
1975Comarocystites punctatus Parsley and Mintz pp. 28-30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classParacrinoideaRegnell 1945
orderComarocystitidaParsley and Mintz 1975
familyComarocystitidae(Bather 1899)
genusComarocystitesBillings 1854
speciespunctatusBillings 1854

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Comarocystites punctatus Billings 1854
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Diagnosis
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