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Erylus (Erylus) mammillaria

Demospongiae - Ancorinida - Geodiidae

Taxonomy
Stelletta mammillaria was named by Schmidt (1862). It is extant. It is the type species of Erylus (Erylus).

It was recombined as Erylus (Erylus) mammillaria by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Stelletta mammillaria Schmidt p. 48
2004Erylus (Erylus) mammillaria Finks et al. p. 191

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassChoristida(Sollas 1888)
orderAncorinidaReid 1968
RankNameAuthor
familyGeodiidaeGray 1867
subfamilyErylinaeSollas 1888
genusErylusGray 1867
subgenusErylus
speciesmammillaria(Schmidt 1862)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 09:18:29
Modified: 2007-10-08 11:18:29
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available