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Wewokellidae

Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Wewokellidae

Taxonomy
Wewokellidae was named by King (1943). Its type is Wewokella.

It was assigned to Heteractinida by Rigby and Keyes (1998); and to Octactinellida by Rigby et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Wewokellidae King
1998Wewokellidae Rigby and Keyes p. 2
2005Wewokellidae Rigby et al. p. 533

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHeteractinidaHinde 1888
RankNameAuthor
orderOctactinellidaHinde 1887
familyWewokellidaeKing 1943
familyWewokellidaeKing 1943

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.

Fm. †Wewokellidae King 1943
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G. †Iranospongia Rigby et al. 2005
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Iranospongia circulata Rigby et al. 2005
G. †Regispongia Rigby 1978
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Regispongia contorta King 1943
Regispongia fluegeli Rigby et al. 2005
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Talpaspongia clavata King 1943
G. †Wewokella Girty 1912
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Wewokella costata Rigby and Keyes 1998
Wewokella solida Girty 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available