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Metaldetes reticulata

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Metacyathidae

Taxonomy
Metafungia reticulata was named by Bedford and Bedford (1934).

It was recombined as Metaldetes reticulata by Debrenne et al. (2015).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Metafungia reticulata Bedford and Bedford
2015Metaldetes reticulata Debrenne et al. p. 139

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderArchaeocyathidaOkulitch 1935
suborderArchaeocyathinaOkulitch 1935
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyMetacyathoideaBedford and Bedford 1934
familyMetacyathidaeBedford and Bedford 1934
genusMetaldetes
speciesreticulata(Bedford and Bedford 1934)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Metaldetes reticulata Bedford and Bedford 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-05-09 19:07:07
Modified: 2009-10-06 09:36:25
Source: p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available