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Psammophax

Psammosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Psammophax is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Psammosphaerinae by Loeblich and Tappan (1988); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Psammophax Loeblich and Tappan
2002Psammophax Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAstrorhizaceaBrady 1881
familyPsammosphaeridaeHaeckel 1894
subfamilyPsammosphaerinaeHaeckel 1894
genusPsammophax

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available