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Lecanella

Demospongiae - Monalithistida - Lecanellidae

Taxonomy
Lecanella was named by Zittel (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: J Kimm-l K Sn Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Lecanella pateraeformis. It is the type genus of Lecanellidae.

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

Species
L. pateraeformis (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Lecanella Zittel
2002Lecanella Sepkoski
2004Lecanella Finks et al. p. 272

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
orderMonalithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1955
suborderSphaerocladinaSchrammen 1924
familyLecanellidaeSchrammen 1924
genusLecanellaZittel 1878

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. †Lecanella Zittel 1878
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Lecanella pateraeformis Zittel 1878
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available