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Pyrgospongia

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Pyrgomatidae

Taxonomy
Pyrgospongia was named by Achituv and Simon-Blecher (2006). It is extant.

It was assigned to Pyrgomatinae by Chan et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Pyrgospongia Achituv and Simon-Blecher
2021Pyrgospongia Chan et al. p. 838

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
subphylumCrustaceaBrĂ¼nnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
RankNameAuthor
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderBalanomorpha(Pilsbry 1916)
superfamilyBalanoideaLeach 1817
familyPyrgomatidaeGray 1825
subfamilyPyrgomatinaeGray 1825
genusPyrgospongiaAchituv and Simon-Blecher 2006

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. Pyrgospongia Achituv and Simon-Blecher 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-03-04 07:51:33
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:28:17
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available