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Homoiostelea

      Homoiostelea is an extinct class of Upper Cambrian to Lower Devonian echinoderms. They are characteristic by feeding arm and a complex stem composed in part of more than 2 series of plates. The thaeca is apparently assymetrical. They partially reminiscent morphologically simillar (but bilaterally more symetrical) Stylophora. Both classes were considered as representatives of group of advaced echinoderms Calcichordata (certain equivalent of early chordates).
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ255
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ266
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ267
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP927
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP929
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP944
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP923
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP924
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL11
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP945
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP948
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP952
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP953
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP954
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP955
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP957
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ217
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ218
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ219
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP877
Homoiostelea
Img. 91:
Homoiostelea
Img. 91: A reconstruction of typical Homoiostelea: Castericystis vali
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ255
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ266
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ267
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP927
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP929
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP944
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP923
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP924
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL11
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP945
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP948
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP952
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP953
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP954
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP955
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP957
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ217
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ218
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ219
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP877

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