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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) BL70
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL72
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL75
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP520
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP527
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP528
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP529
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP531
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP533
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP534
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP547
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP539
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP546
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP543
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP542
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP541
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP521
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP522
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP523
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP524
Homoiostelea
Img. 91:
Homoiostelea
Img. 91: A reconstruction of typical Homoiostelea: Castericystis vali
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL70
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL72
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) BL75
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP520
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP527
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP528
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP529
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP531
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP533
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP534
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP547
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP539
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP546
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP543
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP542
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP541
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP521
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP522
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP523
Dendrocystites barrandei (Bather, 1913) KP524

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