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Blastophycus

Taxonomy
Blastophycus was named by Miller and Dyer (1878). It is not extant. Its type is Blastophycus diadematus.

It was assigned to Problematica by Andrews (1970).

Species
B. diadematus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Blastophycus Miller and Dyer
1970Blastophycus Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumProblematica
RankNameAuthor
genusBlastophycusMiller and Dyer 1878

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.

G. †Blastophycus Miller and Dyer 1878
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†Blastophycus diadematus Miller and Dyer 1878
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available