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Melonella radiata

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Cylindrophymatidae

Taxonomy
Siphonia radiata was named by Quenstedt (1858). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Melonella radiata by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Siphonia radiata Quenstedt
2004Melonella radiata Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
RankNameAuthor
suborderDidymmorinaRauff 1893
familyCylindrophymatidaeSchrammen 1936
genusMelonellaZittel 1878
speciesradiata(Quenstedt 1858)

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.

Melonella radiata Quenstedt 1858
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available