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Haplistion skinneri

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Haplistiidae

Taxonomy
Pseudopemmatites skinneri was named by King (1943). Its type specimen is UK 74167 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Haplistion skinneri by Finks (1960) and Hurcewicz (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. mega

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Pseudopemmatites skinneri King p. 16 figs. Pl 3, figs 10,12
1960Haplistion skinneri Finks p. 90 figs. Pl 27, fig 5; pl 28, figs 1,2; text-figs 65-72
1982Haplistion skinneri Hurcewicz p. 104 figs. Pl 37, figs 5, 6; text-fig 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
familyHaplistiidaede Laubenfels 1955
genusHaplistionYoung and Young 1877
speciesskinneri()

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.

†Haplistion skinneri King 1943
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Diagnosis
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