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Plinthosella squamosa

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Plinthosellidae

Taxonomy
Plinthosella squamosa was named by Zittel (1878). It is not extant. It is the type species of Plinthosella.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Plinthosella squamosa Zittel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
RankNameAuthor
suborderTetracladinaZittel 1878
familyPlinthosellidaeSchrammen 1910
genusPlinthosellaZittel 1878
speciessquamosaZittel 1878

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.

Plinthosella squamosa Zittel 1878
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Diagnosis
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