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Discophyma dolata

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

Taxonomy
Placotelia dolata was named by Oppliger (1907). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Discophyma dolata by Oppliger (1926).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Placotelia dolata Oppliger
1926Discophyma dolata Oppliger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyVentriculitidaeSmith 1848
subfamilyLychniscaulinae
genusDiscophymaOppliger 1915
speciesdolata(Oppliger 1907)

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.

Discophyma dolata Oppliger 1907
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Diagnosis
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