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Kometia
Taxonomy
Kometia was named by Webby and Trotter (1993). It is not extant. Its type is Kometia cruciformis.
It was assigned to Hexactinellida by Kozur et al. (1996) and Finks and Rigby (2004).
It was assigned to Hexactinellida by Kozur et al. (1996) and Finks and Rigby (2004).
Species
K. cruciformis (type species), K. gracilis
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1993 | Kometia Webby and Trotter |
| 1996 | Flosculus Dong and Knoll |
| 1996 | Kometia Kozur et al. |
| 2002 | Flosculus Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Kometia Finks and Rigby p. 444 |
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G. †Kometia Webby and Trotter 1993
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†Kometia cruciformis Webby and Trotter 1993
†Kometia gracilis Dong and Knoll 1996
Invalid names: Flosculus Dong and Knoll 1996 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available