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Pentalastrum

Polycystinea - Spumellaria

Taxonomy
Pentalastrum is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. primitivum
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Pentalastrum primitivum Rüst
2002Pentalastrum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
RankNameAuthor
superclassPolycystinia
classPolycystinea
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
genusPentalastrum

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.

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Invalid names: Pentalastrum primitivum Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available