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Megalithista

Demospongiae - Megalithistida - Pleromatidae

Taxonomy
Megalithista was named by Zittel (1878). It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Megalithista Zittel
2002Megalithistida Sepkoski
2004Megalithista Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderMegalithistida
RankNameAuthor
suborderMegamorinaZittel 1878
familyPleromatidaeSollas 1888
subfamilyHeterostiniinaeSchrammen 1924
genusMegalithistaZittel 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. †Megalithista Zittel 1878
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available