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Pentactura

Polycystinea - Spumellaria

Taxonomy
Pentactura was named by Haeckel (1882) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R]. It is extant. Its type is Astromma pentactis.

It was assigned to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. pentactis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Pentactura Haeckel
2002Pentactura Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
RankNameAuthor
superclassPolycystinia
classPolycystinea
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
genusPentacturaHaeckel 1882

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. Pentactura Haeckel 1882
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Pentactura pentactis Ehrenberg 1874
Diagnosis
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Measurements
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