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Plagiophrys

Lagynidae

Taxonomy
Plagiophrys was named by Claparede and Lachmann (1859). It is extant.

It was assigned to Myxothecinae by Cushman (1927); and to Lagynidae by Loeblich and Tappan (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Plagiophrys Claparede and Lachmann p. 10
1927Plagiophrys Cushman p. 6
1988Plagiophrys Loeblich and Tappan p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
suborderAllogromiina
familyLagynidaeSchultze 1854
genusPlagiophrysClaparede and Lachmann 1859

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. Plagiophrys Claparede and Lachmann 1859
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-28 00:47:02
Modified: 2009-05-20 05:31:44
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
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