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Polytholosiidae (disused)

Calcarea - Porata - Polytholosiidae

Taxonomy
Polytholosiidae was named by Seilacher (1962).

It was assigned to Porata by Senowbari-Daryan (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Polytholosiidae Seilacher
1990Polytholosiidae Senowbari-Daryan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864
RankNameAuthor
orderPorataSeilacher 1962
familyPolytholosiidaeSeilacher 1962
familyPolytholosiidaeSeilacher 1962

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.

Fm. †Polytholosiidae Seilacher 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:35:06
Modified: 2010-02-09 12:01:47
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
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