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Lepidocystidae

The Lepidocystidae are an extinct family that constitute the most basal known group within the paraphyletic class "Eocrinoidea", and therefore within the subphylum Blastozoa as a whole. Its members, along with the transitional Felbabkacystidae, are also known as "imbricates" or "imbricate Eocrinoids" after the likewise paraphyletic order Imbricata.

Phylogeny
The following cladogram, after Nardin et al. 2017 with slight modifications, shows the basal position of the Lepidocystidae and the transitional position of the Felbabkacystidae: }} ==Taxonomy==
Taxonomy
The following genera and species are members of the Lepidocystidae: • Family Lepidocystidae • LepidocystisL. wanneriKinzercystisK. durhamiVyscystisV. ubaghsiV.? spinosa An additional lepidocystid species similar to Lepidocystis has been found in Cambrian Stage 3 rocks from western Gondwana, but not yet formally described. If confirmed as a lepidocystoid, it would extend the range of the clade to the earliest stage known to contain confirmed echinoderms. ==References==
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