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Neopelta

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Neopeltidae

Taxonomy
Neopelta is a genus. It is extant. It is the type genus of Neopeltidae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Neopelta Sepkoski
2004Neopelta Finks et al. p. 251

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
suborderPseudorhizomorinaSchrammen 1901
familyNeopeltidaeSollas 1888
genusNeopelta

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