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Mastophoratus

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Siphoniidae

Taxonomy
Mastophoratus was named by Reid (2004). It is not extant.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Mastophorus Sepkoski
2004Mastophoratus Finks et al. p. 220
2004Mastophoratus Reid p. 220

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
RankNameAuthor
suborderTetracladinaZittel 1878
familySiphoniidaed'Orbigny 1851
subfamilyLerouxiinaeMoret 1926
genusMastophoratus

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. †Mastophoratus Reid 2004
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Invalid names: Mastophorus [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available