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Brachiospongiidae

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Brachiospongiidae

Taxonomy
Brachiospongiidae was named by Beecher (1889). It is not extant. Its type is Brachiospongia.

It was assigned to Brachiospongioidea by Rigby and Maher (1995) and Finks and Rigby (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Brachiospongiidae Beecher
1995Brachiospongiidae Rigby and Maher
2004Brachiospongiidae Finks and Rigby p. 422

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLyssacinosa(Zittel 1877)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyBrachiospongioidea
familyBrachiospongiidaeBeecher 1889
familyBrachiospongiidaeBeecher 1889

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.

Fm. †Brachiospongiidae Beecher 1889
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G. †Brachiospongia Marsh 1867
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G. †Fistellaspongia Rigby and Maher 1995
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Fistellaspongia inclinata Rigby and Maher 1995
G. †Rhaeaspongia Lamont 1935
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available