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Dendroceratida (disused)

Demospongiae - Dendroceratida

Taxonomy
Dendroceratida was named by Minchin (1900). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ceractinomorpha by Bambach et al. (2007); to Keratosa by Worheide et al. (2012); and to Keratosa by de Voogd et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Dendroceratida Minchin
2007Dendroceratida Bambach et al. p. S5
2012Dendroceratida Worheide et al. p. 22 figs. Fig. 1.4
2022Dendroceratida de Voogd et al. p. 131594

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
subclassKeratosa
orderDendroceratidaMinchin 1900
orderDendroceratidaMinchin 1900

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.

Or. Dendroceratida Minchin 1900
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Invalid names: Darwinellidae Merejkowsky 1879 [empty], Dictyodendrillidae Bergquist 1980 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: COMMENTS: Erect, non-motile attached, suspension feeding according to Bambach et al. (2007).o
Created: 2009-05-09 18:06:32
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:12:28
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Whittington et al. 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available