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Volchoviidae

Ophiocistioidea - Volchoviidae

Taxonomy
Volchoviidae was named by Hecker (1938). It is not extant. Its type is Volchovia.

It was assigned to Ophiocistia by Hecker (1938); and to Ophiocistioidea by Haude and Langenstrassen (1976) and Reich and Haude (2004).

Subtaxa
Volchovia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Volchoviidae Hecker
1976Volchoviidae Haude and Langenstrassen p. 143
2004Volchoviidae Reich and Haude p. 492

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classOphiocistioidea()
familyVolchoviidae
familyVolchoviidae

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. †Volchoviidae Hecker 1938
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G. †Volchovia Hecker 1938
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available