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Protoprisma

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Dictyospongiidae

Taxonomy
Protoprisma was named by Rigby and Collins (2004). It is not extant. Its type is Protoprisma annulata.

It was assigned to Hydnoceratinae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species
P. annulata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Protoprisma Finks et al.
2004Protoprisma Rigby and Collins

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
orderReticulosaReid 1958
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyDictyospongioideaHall and Clarke 1899
familyDictyospongiidaeHall and Clarke 1899
subfamilyHydnoceratinae
genusProtoprisma

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. †Protoprisma Rigby and Collins 2004
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Protoprisma annulata Rigby and Collins 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available