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Placotrema cretaceum

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Tretodictyidae

Taxonomy
Placotrema cretaceum was named by Hinde (1884). It is not extant. It is the type species of Placotrema.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Placotrema cretaceum Hinde

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyTretodictyidaeSchulze 1887
subfamilyPlacotrematinae
genusPlacotremaHinde 1884
speciescretaceumHinde 1884

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.

Placotrema cretaceum Hinde 1884
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Diagnosis
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