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Zitteleus

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Theonellidae

Taxonomy
Zitteleus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Theonellidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Zitteleus Sepkoski
2004Zitteleus Finks et al. p. 232

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
suborderTetracladinaZittel 1878
familyTheonellidaeLendenfeld 1904
genusZitteleus

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. †Zitteleus
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available