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Polyconitidae
Taxonomy
Polyconitidae was named by MacGillavry (1937). It is not extant. It was considered paraphyletic by Skelton (2013).
It was synonymized subjectively with Caprotinidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Hippuritoidea by Steuber (2002); and to Radiolitoidea by Carter et al. (2011) and Skelton (2013).
It was synonymized subjectively with Caprotinidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Hippuritoidea by Steuber (2002); and to Radiolitoidea by Carter et al. (2011) and Skelton (2013).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1937 | Polyconitidae MacGillavry |
2002 | Polyconitidae Steuber |
2011 | Polyconitidae Carter et al. p. 15 |
2013 | Polyconitidae Skelton |
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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. †Polyconitidae MacGillavry 1937
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G. †Douvillelia Alencaster and Pantoja-Alor 1998
G. †Jerjesia Alencáster 1986
G. †Polyconites Roulland 1830
G. †Praecaprotina Yabe and Nagao 1926
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available