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Chaetosclera

Demospongiae - Halichondrida

Taxonomy
Chaetosclera was named by Reitner and Engeser (1989).

It was assigned to Halichondrida by West et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Chaetosclera Reitner and Engeser
2015Chaetosclera West et al. p. 236

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderHalichondridaGray 1867
genusChaetoscleraReitner and Engeser 1989

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. †Chaetosclera Reitner and Engeser 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:26:44
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:26:44
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997
Collections
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