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Cassideus

Polycystinea - Nassellaria - Cuniculiformiidae

Taxonomy
Cassideus was named by Pessagno (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Nassellaria by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cuniculiformiidae by Dumitrica and Zügel (2003).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by W. Kiessling on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Cassideus Pessagno
2002Cassideus Sepkoski
2003Cassideus Dumitrica and Zügel p. 38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
superclassPolycystinia
RankNameAuthor
classPolycystinea
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyCuniculiformiidaeDe Wever 1982
genusCassideusPessagno 1969

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. †Cassideus Pessagno 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available