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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) OZ268
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ269
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ296
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ297
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ298
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL37
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL40
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL41
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913)Orig. Fatka et al. 2022, Fig 9A BL28
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL43
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL46
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL47
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL48
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL51
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL53
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL54
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL56
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL57
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL60
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL65
Homoiostelea
Img. 91:
Homoiostelea
Img. 91: A reconstruction of typical Homoiostelea: Castericystis vali
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ268
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ269
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ296
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ297
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) OZ298
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL37
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL40
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL41
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913)Orig. Fatka et al. 2022, Fig 9A BL28
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL43
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL46
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL47
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL48
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL51
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL53
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL54
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL56
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL57
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL60
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL65

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