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Lithornithium

Polycystinea - Nassellaria

Taxonomy
Lithornithium was named by Ehrenberg (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: J R]. It is extant. Its type is Lithocampe hirundo.

It was assigned to Nassellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
L. hirundo

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Lithornithium Ehrenberg
2002Lithornithium Sepkoski

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

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. Lithornithium Ehrenberg 1847
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Lithornithium hirundo Ehrenberg 1840
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available