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Hexapylocapsa

Polycystinea - Nassellaria - Hexapylocapsidae

Taxonomy
Hexapylocapsa was named by Dumitrica and Zuegel (1998). It is the type genus of Hexapylocapsidae.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by M. Broehl (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2006-09-07

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Hexapylocapsa Dumitrica and Zuegel
2001Hexapylocapsa De Wever et al. p. 223

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
superclassPolycystinia
RankNameAuthor
classPolycystinea
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyHexapylocapsidaeDumitrica and Zuegel 1998
genusHexapylocapsaDumitrica and Zuegel 1998

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. †Hexapylocapsa Dumitrica and Zuegel 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available