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Stichocystidae (disused)

Rhombifera - Stichocystidae

Taxonomy
Stichocystidae was named by Jaekel (1918). Its type is Stichocystis.

It was assigned to Polycosmitida by Regnéll (1945) and Beaver et al. (1967).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Stichocystidae Jaekel
1945Stichocystidae Regnéll
1967Stichocystidae Beaver et al. p. S227

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyPolycosmitidaJaekel 1918
familyStichocystidaeJaekel 1918
familyStichocystidaeJaekel 1918

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. †Stichocystidae Jaekel 1918
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:36:13
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:45:28
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available