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Samus

Demospongiae - Spirophorida - Samidae

Taxonomy
Samus was named by Gray (1867). It is extant.

It was assigned to Samidae by Pisera et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Samus Gray
2006Samus Pisera et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassTetractinomorphaLévi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderSpirophoridaBergquist and Hogg 1969
familySamidaeSollas 1888
genusSamusGray 1867

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.

G. Samus Gray 1867
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available