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Pirania
Taxonomy
Pirania was named by Walcott (1920) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-l Cm mMid-u Sepkoski's reference number: 883]. It is not extant. Its type is Pirania muricata. It is the type genus of Piraniidae.
It was assigned to Hadromerida by Sepkoski (2002); to Piraniidae by Finks et al. (2004) and Botting (2007); and to Demospongia by Bambach et al. (2007).
It was assigned to Hadromerida by Sepkoski (2002); to Piraniidae by Finks et al. (2004) and Botting (2007); and to Demospongia by Bambach et al. (2007).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1920 | Pirania Walcott |
| 2002 | Pirania Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Pirania Finks et al. p. 21 |
| 2007 | Pirania Bambach et al. p. S80 |
| 2007 | Pirania Botting |
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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. †Pirania Walcott 1920
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†Pirania auraeum Botting 2007
†Pirania llanfawrensis Botting 2004
†Pirania muricata Walcott 1920
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available