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Giraffospyris heptaceros

Polycystinea - Nassellaria - Triospyrididae

Taxonomy
Ceratospyris heptaceros was named by Ehrenberg (1874). It is extant. It is the type species of Giraffospyris.

It was recombined as Giraffospyris heptaceros by Campbell (1954), Suzuki (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Ceratospyris heptaceros Ehrenberg
1954Giraffospyris heptaceros Campbell
2009Giraffospyris heptaceros Suzuki

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
superclassPolycystinia
classPolycystinea
RankNameAuthor
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyAcanthodesmiaceaHertwig 1879
familyTriospyrididaeHaeckel 1881
genusGiraffospyrisHaeckel 1881
speciesheptaceros(Ehrenberg 1874)

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.

Giraffospyris heptaceros Ehrenberg 1874
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