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Amphilectus

Demospongiae - Poecilosclerida - Amphilectidae

Taxonomy
Amphilectus was named by Vosmaer (1880). It is extant. It is the type genus of Amphilectidae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Amphilectus Vosmaer p. 109
2004Amphilectus Finks et al. p. 51

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderPoeciloscleridaTopsent 1928
familyAmphilectidaede Laubenfels 1936
genusAmphilectusVosmaer 1880

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. Amphilectus Vosmaer 1880
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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