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Diphyllospira

Hexactinellida - Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae

Taxonomy
Diphyllospira is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hexactinosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Craticulariinae by Reid (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Diphyllospira Sepkoski
2004Diphyllospira Reid p. 477

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderInnaecoeliidaBoiko 1990
RankNameAuthor
familyCraticulariidaeRauff 1893
subfamilyCraticulariinaeRauff 1893
genusDiphyllospira

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:27:44
Modified: 2010-02-11 04:04:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available