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Amphilectidae

Demospongiae - Poecilosclerida - Amphilectidae

Taxonomy
Amphilectidae was named by de Laubenfels (1936). It is extant. Its type is Amphilectus.

It was assigned to Poecilosclerida by Finks et al. (2004).

Subtaxa
Amphilectus (type genus), Hamacantha

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Amphilectidae de Laubenfels
2004Amphilectidae Finks et al. p. 51

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderPoeciloscleridaTopsent 1928
familyAmphilectidaede Laubenfels 1936
familyAmphilectidaede Laubenfels 1936

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.

Fm. Amphilectidae de Laubenfels 1936
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G. Amphilectus Vosmaer 1880
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-03-19 02:42:15
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:21:11
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available