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Dactylocalyx caperatus

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Dactylocalycidae

Taxonomy
Dactylocalyx caperatus was named by Brimaud and Vachard (1986). It is not extant. Its type locality is Almeria, which is in a Tortonian marine horizon in Spain.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Dactylocalyx caperatus Brimaud and Vachard

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyDactylocalycidaeGray 1867
genusDactylocalyxStutchbury 1841
speciescaperatus

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.

Dactylocalyx caperatus Brimaud and Vachard 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available