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Plagiacanthinae

Polycystinea - Nassellaria - Plagiacanthidae

Taxonomy
Plagiacanthinae was named by Hertwig (1879). It is extant. Its type is Plagiacantha.

It was assigned to Plagiacanthidae by De Wever et al. (2001).

Entered
by M. Broehl (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2006-09-07; modified by M. Broehl on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Plagiacanthinae Hertwig
2001Plagiacanthinae De Wever et al. p. 219

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
superclassPolycystinia
RankNameAuthor
classPolycystinea
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPlagiacanthidaeHertwig 1879
subfamilyPlagiacanthinaeHertwig 1879
subfamilyPlagiacanthinaeHertwig 1879

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.

Subfm. Plagiacanthinae Hertwig 1879
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G. Dumetum Popofsky 1908
G. †Jeanpierria Dumitrica 2004
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Jeanpierria splendida Dumitrica 2004
G. Neosemantis Popofsky 1913
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Invalid names: Campylacantha Jörgensen 1905 [synonym]
G. Paracystidium Cachon and Cachon 1969
G. Pentaplagia Cachon and Cachon 1969
G. Plagiacantha Claparede 1858
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Plagiacantha nana Bykova 1955
Invalid names: Plagiacantha australis Hinde 1899 [nomen dubium]
G. Plagonium Haeckel 1881
G. Plectagonidium Cachon and Cachon 1969
G. Polyplecta Haeckel 1881
G. Tetraplagia Haeckel 1881
G. Tetraplecta Haeckel 1881
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Tetraplecta hattorii Dumitrica 2004
Tetraplecta yaoi Dumitrica 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available