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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) KP930
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP931
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP934
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP935
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP936
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP937
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP938
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP939
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP940
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP941
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP942
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP943
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL38
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913)Orig. Fatka et al. 2022, Fig. 8D BL24
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL196
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913)Fatka et al. 2022, Fig7.D. BL197
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL206
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP925
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP740
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP926
Homoiostelea
Img. 91:
Homoiostelea
Img. 91: A reconstruction of typical Homoiostelea: Castericystis vali
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP930
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP931
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP934
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP935
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP936
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP937
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP938
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP939
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP940
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP941
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP942
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP943
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL38
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913)Orig. Fatka et al. 2022, Fig. 8D BL24
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL196
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913)Fatka et al. 2022, Fig7.D. BL197
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL206
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP925
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP740
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP926

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