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Osculocystis
Taxonomy
Osculocystis was named by Paul (1967) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-u]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Rhombifera by Sepkoski (2002); and to Echinoencrinitidae by Paul and Rozhnov (2016).
It was assigned to Rhombifera by Sepkoski (2002); and to Echinoencrinitidae by Paul and Rozhnov (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1967 | Osculocystis Paul |
| 2002 | Osculocystis Sepkoski |
| 2016 | Osculocystis Paul and Rozhnov p. 261 |
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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. †Osculocystis Paul 1967
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C. R. C. Paul and S. V. Rozhnov 2016 | Glyptocystitoid family with reduced oral area, with theca composed of 26 or 25 plates arranged in five circlets according to the formula: 4 basals (B, plural BB), 5 infralaterals (ILL), 5 laterals (LL), 4 or 5 radials (RR), and 7 orals (OO), with disjunct pectinirhombs. |
Measurements
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| Source: o = order, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available