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Pileolites baccatus

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Pileolitidae

Taxonomy
Pileolites baccatus was named by Finks (1960). Its type specimen is USNM 127667 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM707ha, Lenox Hills, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Skinner Ranch Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Pileolites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Pileolites baccatus Finks p. 140 figs. Pl 19, figs 8-10; pl 50, figs 1-13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyPileolitoideaFinks 1960
familyPileolitidaeFinks 1960
genusPileolites
speciesbaccatus

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.

†Pileolites baccatus Finks 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available