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Siphonophorida

Hydrozoa - Siphonophorida

Taxonomy
Siphonophorida is an order. It is extant.

It was assigned to Hydrozoa by Sepkoski (2002).

Subtaxa
Protolyella, Velellidae
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by W. Kiessling on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Siphonophorida Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
RankNameAuthor
classHydrozoaOwen 1843
orderSiphonophorida
orderSiphonophorida

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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Fm. Velellidae Brandt 1835
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G. †Plectodiscus Ruedemann 1916
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†Plectodiscus berlinensis Hogler and Hanger 1989
Invalid names: Silurovelella Fisher 1957 [synonym]
G. Velella Lamarck 1801
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available