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Myxilla

Demospongiae - Poecilosclerida - Myxillidae

Taxonomy
Myxilla is a genus. It is extant. It is the type genus of Myxillidae.

It was assigned to Poecilosclerida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Myxillidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Myxilla Sepkoski
2004Myxilla Finks et al. p. 49

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderPoeciloscleridaTopsent 1928
familyMyxillidaeDendy 1922
genusMyxilla

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