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Dactylites

Demospongiae - Anthracosyconidae

Taxonomy
Dactylites was named by Finks (1960) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon-m Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. Its type is Dactylites micropora.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Dactylites Finks p. 84
2002Dactylites Sepkoski
2004Dactylites Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAnthracosyconidae
genusDactylites

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. †Dactylites Finks 1960
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Dactylites magna Rigby and Bell 2006
Dactylites micropora Finks 1960
Dactylites obconica Rigby and Bell 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available