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Caulophacinae

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Asemematidae

Taxonomy
Caulophacinae was named by Schulze (1887). It is extant. Its type is Caulophacus.

It was assigned to Asemematidae by Reid (2004).

Subtaxa
Caulophacus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Caulophacinae Schulze
2004Caulophacinae Reid p. 456

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLyssacinosa(Zittel 1877)
RankNameAuthor
familyAsemematidaeSchulze 1887
subfamilyCaulophacinaeSchulze 1887
subfamilyCaulophacinaeSchulze 1887

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.

Subfm. Caulophacinae Schulze 1887
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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