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Pileospongiidae

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Pileospongiidae

Taxonomy
Pileospongiidae was named by Rigby et al. (1979). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pileolitoidea by Finks et al. (2004).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Pileospongiidae Rigby et al.
2004Pileospongiidae Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
superfamilyPileolitoideaFinks 1960
familyPileospongiidaeRigby et al. 1979
familyPileospongiidaeRigby et al. 1979

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. †Pileospongiidae Rigby et al. 1979
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G. †Pileospongia Rigby et al. 1979
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Pileospongia lopados Rigby et al. 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available