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Desmacidonidae

Demospongiae - Haplosclerida - Desmacidonidae

Taxonomy
Desmacidonidae was named by Gray (1867). It is extant. Its type is Desmacidon.

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

Subtaxa
Desmacidon (type genus), Guitarra

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Desmacidonidae Gray
2004Desmacidonidae Finks et al. p. 56

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderHaplosclerida
familyDesmacidonidaeGray 1867
familyDesmacidonidaeGray 1867

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. Desmacidonidae Gray 1867
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G. Desmacidon Bowerbank 1861
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 18:19:05
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:19:05
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Bambach et al. 2007
Collections
No collection or age range data are available