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Pleurocystites
Genus of echinoderms (fossil) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the parasite, see Pleurocystis.
Pleurocystites (meaning rib bag or side bladder) is a genus of rhombiferan echinoderm (a cystoid) that lived in the Late Ordovician. Its fossils are known from Europe and North America. Pleurocystites grew to a height of 2 centimeters (3/4 of an inch) and fed on plankton.
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Pleurocystites | |
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Pleurocystites squamosus | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | †Rhombifera |
Order: | †Dichoporita |
Family: | †Pleurocystitidae |
Genus: | †Pleurocystites |
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