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Anomalocystitida

Stylophora - Mitrata

Taxonomy
Anomalocystitida was named by Caster (1952). It was considered monophyletic by Lefebvre (2001).

It was assigned to Mitrata by Beaver et al. (1967), Parsley (1991), Ruta and Jell (1999) and Lefebvre (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Anomalocystitida Caster
1967Anomalocystitida Beaver et al. p. S555
1991Anomalocystitida Parsley p. 18
1999Anomalocystitida Ruta and Jell
2001Anomalocystitida Lefebvre p. 624

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classStylophoraGill and Caster 1960
orderMitrataJaekel 1918
suborderAnomalocystitidaCaster 1952
suborderAnomalocystitidaCaster 1952

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.

Subor. †Anomalocystitida Caster 1952
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Fm. †Allanicytidiidae Caster and Gill 1967
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G. †Allanicytidium Caster and Gill 1967
G. †Protocytidium Ruta and Jell 1999
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Protocytidium elliottae Ruta and Jell 1999
Fm. †Anomalocystitidae Bassler 1938
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Subfm. †Anomalocystitinae Bassler 1938
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G. †Anomalocystites Hall 1858
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Invalid names: Anomalocystites disparilis Hall 1859 [synonym]
Anomalocystites huxleyi Billings 1858
Invalid names: Anomocystis Hall [synonym], Basslerocystis Caster 1952 [synonym]
G. †Kierocystis Parsley 1991
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Kierocystis insertus Parsley 1991
Subfm. †Enoplourinae Caster 1952
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G. †Enoploura Wetherby 1879
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Enoploura balanoides Meek 1872
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Invalid names: Enoploura meeki Caster 1952 [synonym], Enoploura wetherbyi Caster 1952 [synonym], Placocystis crustacea Haeckel 1896 [synonym]
Enoploura popei Caster 1952
Enoploura punctata Bassler 1932
G. †Pseudovictoriacystis Ruta and Jell 1999
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Pseudovictoriacystis problematica Ruta and Jell 1999
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Victoriacystis holmesorum Ruta and Jell 1999
Fm. †Australocystidae Caster 1954
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Fm. †Placocystitidae Caster 1952
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Subfm. †Placocystitinae Caster 1952
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G. †Kopficystis Parsley 1991
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Kopficystis kirkfieldi Parsley 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available