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Polypyge

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Euretidae

Taxonomy
Polypyge was named by Schrammen (1937). Its type is Polypyge pusilla.

It was assigned to Hexactinosa by Pisera (1997); and to Euretinae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species
P. pusilla (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Polypyge Schrammen
1997Polypyge Pisera p. 57
2004Polypyge Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyEuretidaeZittel 1877
subfamilyEuretinaeZittel 1877
genusPolypygeSchrammen 1937

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. †Polypyge Schrammen 1937
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Polypyge pusilla Schrammen 1937
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available