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Gomphites

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa

Taxonomy
Gomphites was named by Carter (1871) [Sepkoski's age data: K l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hadromerida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lyssacinosa by Reid (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Gomphites Carter p. 127
2002Gomphites Sepkoski
2004Gomphites Reid p. 458

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLyssacinosa(Zittel 1877)
genusGomphitesCarter 1871

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. †Gomphites Carter 1871
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available