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Callipelta

Demospongiae

Taxonomy
Callipelta was named by Sollas (1888). It is extant.

It was assigned to Lithistida by Kelly and Buckeridge (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Callipelta Sollas
2005Callipelta Kelly and Buckeridge

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
genusCallipeltaSollas 1888

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. Callipelta Sollas 1888
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available