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Crateromorpha

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Rossellidae

Taxonomy
Crateromorpha is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Lyssacinosida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rossellinae by Reid (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Crateromorpha Sepkoski
2004Crateromorpha Reid p. 458

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLyssacinosa(Zittel 1877)
RankNameAuthor
familyRossellidaeGray 1872
subfamilyRossellinaeSchulze 1885
genusCrateromorpha

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: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-08 19:10:17
Modified: 2009-05-08 21:10:17
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available