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Volchovia

Ophiocistioidea - Volchoviidae

Taxonomy
Volchovia was named by Hecker (1938) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u O Ashg-u]. It is the type genus of Volchoviidae.

It was assigned to Ophiocistioidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Volchoviidae by Haude and Langenstrassen (1976) and Reich and Haude (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Volchovia Hecker
1976Volchovia Haude and Langenstrassen p. 143
2002Volchovia Sepkoski
2004Volchovia Reich and Haude p. 492

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classOphiocistioidea()
familyVolchoviidae
genusVolchovia

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. †Volchovia Hecker 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available