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Lithornithium hirundo

Polycystinea - Nassellaria

Taxonomy
Lithocampe hirundo was named by Ehrenberg (1840). It is extant. It is the type species of Lithornithium.

It was recombined as Lithornithium hirundo by Campbell (1954), Suzuki (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Lithocampe hirundo Ehrenberg
1954Lithornithium hirundo Campbell
2009Lithornithium hirundo Suzuki

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
superclassPolycystinia
RankNameAuthor
classPolycystinea
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
genusLithornithiumEhrenberg 1847
specieshirundo(Ehrenberg 1840)

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.

Lithornithium hirundo Ehrenberg 1840
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Diagnosis
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