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Verruculina

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Scleritodermatidae

Taxonomy
Verruculina was named by Zittel (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: J Call T Mi-u-l Sepkoski's reference number: 698]. It is not extant.

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

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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
superfamilyScleritodermatoideaSollas 1888
familyScleritodermatidaeSollas 1888
subfamilyAmphithelioninaeSchrammen 1924
genusVerruculinaZittel 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. †Verruculina Zittel 1878
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Subg. †Verruculina (Amphichondrium) Schrammen 1924
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Verruculina abnormis Hurcewicz 1968
Verruculina ambigua Pomel 1872
Verruculina angulata Schrammen 1910
Verruculina crassa Roemer 1864
Verruculina damaecornis Roemer 1864
Verruculina mamillata Lagneau-Herenger 1962
Verruculina micrommata Roemer 1841
Verruculina seriatopora Roemer 1841
Verruculina tenuis Roemer 1840
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available