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Pyrgochonia

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Discostromatidae

Taxonomy
Pyrgochonia was named by Zittel (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo-l J Kimm-u Sepkoski's reference number: 868,1066]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Pyrgochoniinae.

It was assigned to Rhizomorina by Pisera (1997); to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pyrgochoniinae by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Pyrgochonia Zittel
1997Pyrgochonia Pisera p. 88
2002Pyrogochonia Sepkoski
2004Pyrgochonia Finks et al. p. 297

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
superfamilyPlatychoniodeaSchrammen 1924
familyDiscostromatidaeSchrammen 1924
subfamilyPyrgochoniinaeSchrammen 1924
genusPyrgochoniaZittel 1878

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. †Pyrgochonia Zittel 1878
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Subg. †Pyrgochonia (Actinostrombus) Schrammen 1924
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Subg. †Pyrgochonia (Pyrgochonia) Reid 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available