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Liosphaera

Polycystinea - Spumellaria

Taxonomy
Liosphaera is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
L. devoniensis, L. mera
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Liosphaera devoniensis Rüst
1892Liosphaera mera Rüst
2002Liosphaera Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
RankNameAuthor
superclassPolycystinia
classPolycystinea
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
genusLiosphaera

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.

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Invalid names: Liosphaera devoniensis Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Liosphaera mera Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Collections
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