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Lelapia

Calcarea - Calcaronea - Lelapiidae

Taxonomy
Lelapia was named by Gray (1867). It is extant. It is the type genus of Lelapiidae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Lelapia Gray p. 557
2004Lelapia Finks et al. p. 750

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864
orderCalcaroneaBidder 1898
RankNameAuthor
orderStellispongiida
familyLelapiidaeDendy and Row 1913
genusLelapiaGray 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.

G. Lelapia Gray 1867
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:57:37
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:57:37
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007
Collections
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