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Phlyctia

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Seliscothonidae

Taxonomy
Phlyctia was named by Pomel (1872) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Phlyctia expansa.

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

Species
P. expansa (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Phlyctia Pomel
2002Phlyctia Sepkoski
2004Phlyctia Finks et al. p. 313

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
superfamilyScleritodermatoideaSollas 1888
familySeliscothonidaeSchrammen 1924
genusPhlyctiaPomel 1872

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. †Phlyctia Pomel 1872
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Phlyctia expansa Pomel 1872
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available