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Plectascus clathratus

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa

Taxonomy
Dendrospongia clathrata was named by Roemer (1864). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Plectascus clathratus by Schrammen (1912); it was recombined as Plocoscyphia clathrata by Defretin-Lefranc (1960).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Dendrospongia clathrata Roemer
1912Plectascus clathratus Schrammen
1960Plocoscyphia clathrata Defretin-Lefranc

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
genusPlectascus
speciesclathratus(Roemer 1864)

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.

Plectascus clathratus Roemer 1864
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Diagnosis
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