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Purisiphonia clarkei

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Euplectellidae

Taxonomy
Purisiphonia clarkei was named by Bowerbank (1869). It is not extant. It is the type species of Purisiphonia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Purisiphonia clarkei Bowerbank
2011Purisiphonia clarkei Jell et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLyssacinosa(Zittel 1877)
RankNameAuthor
familyEuplectellidaeGray 1867
subfamilyTaegerinaeSchulze 1887
genusPurisiphoniaBowerbank 1869
speciesclarkeiBowerbank 1869

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.

Purisiphonia clarkei Bowerbank 1869
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Diagnosis
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