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Plagoniscus

Protozoa

Taxonomy

Plagoniscus was named by Hinde. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Radiolaria by Aitchison et al. (2017).

Species

P. colligatus, P. cristatus, P. simplex, P. vetustus

Synonyms

Plagoniscus colligatus was named by Hinde (1899). It is not extant.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Aitchison et al. (2017).
Plagoniscus cristatus was named by Hinde (1899). It is not extant.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Aitchison et al. (2017).
Plagoniscus simplex was named by Hinde (1899). It is not extant.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Aitchison et al. (2017).
Plagoniscus vetustus was named by Hinde (1899). It is not extant.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Aitchison et al. (2017).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1899	Plagoniscus colligatus Hinde
1899	Plagoniscus cristatus Hinde
1899	Plagoniscus simplex Hinde
1899	Plagoniscus vetustus Hinde
2017	Plagoniscus Aitchison et al.

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Rank	Name	Author
—	Life
—	Eukaryota	()
class	Protozoa	Goldfuss 1820
subphylum	Sarcodina	Schmarda 1871

Rank	Name	Author
class	Reticularea	Lankester 1885
subclass	Radiolaria	(Müller 1858)
genus	Plagoniscus	Hinde

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. †Plagoniscus Hinde

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Invalid names: Plagoniscus colligatus Hinde 1899 [nomen dubium], Plagoniscus cristatus Hinde 1899 [nomen dubium], Plagoniscus simplex Hinde 1899 [nomen dubium], Plagoniscus vetustus Hinde 1899 [nomen dubium]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available