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Afens

Protozoa - Nassellaria

Taxonomy
Afens was named by Riedel and Sanfilippo (1974). Its type is Afens liriodes.

It was assigned to Nassellaria by Bandini et al. (2006).

Species
A. liriodes (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Afens Riedel and Sanfilippo
2006Afens Bandini et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
genusAfensRiedel and Sanfilippo 1974

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.

G. †Afens Riedel and Sanfilippo 1974
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Afens liriodes Riedel and Sanfilippo 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available