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Phlyctia expansa

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Seliscothonidae

Taxonomy
Phlyctia expansa was named by Pomel (1872). It is not extant. It is the type species of Phlyctia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Phlyctia expansa Pomel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
superfamilyScleritodermatoideaSollas 1888
familySeliscothonidaeSchrammen 1924
genusPhlyctiaPomel 1872
speciesexpansaPomel 1872

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.

Phlyctia expansa Pomel 1872
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Diagnosis
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