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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) KOS3467
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KOS3466
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL36
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL76
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL204
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ299
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP878
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL33
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL42
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL44
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL61
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL64
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL67
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL79
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL205
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP880
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP959
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP966
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ265
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) 371/2022
Homoiostelea
Img. 91:
Homoiostelea
Img. 91: A reconstruction of typical Homoiostelea: Castericystis vali
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KOS3467
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KOS3466
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL36
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL76
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL204
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ299
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP878
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL33
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL42
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL44
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL61
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL64
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL67
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL79
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL205
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP880
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP959
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP966
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ265
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) 371/2022

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