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Clionoides

Demospongiae - Clavulina - Clionaidae

Taxonomy
Clionoides was named by Fenton and Fenton (1932). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975); and to Clionaidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Clionoides Fenton and Fenton
1975Clionoides Hantzschel
2004Clionoides Finks et al. p. 40

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderClavulinaVosmaer 1887
familyClionaidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusClionoidesFenton and Fenton 1932

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. †Clionoides Fenton and Fenton 1932
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Hantzschel 1975Tubular borings, widely spaced, somewhat flexuous or straight, irregularly branch; 0.5 to 1.5 mm in diameter; round perforations extending throughout length of tubes. Generally excavated in brachial valves of thick-shelled specimens of Atrypa.