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Blastochaetetes

Demospongiae

Taxonomy
Blastochaetetes was named by Dietrich (1919) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn-u K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 691]. It is not extant. Its type is Chaetetes capilliformis.

It was assigned to Chaetetidae by Hill (1981); to Tabulospongida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Demospongiae by West et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Blastochaetetes Dietrich
1981Blastochaetetes Hill
2002Blastochaetetes Sepkoski
2015Blastochaetetes West et al. p. 284

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
RankNameAuthor
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
genusBlastochaetetesDietrich 1919

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. †Blastochaetetes Dietrich 1919
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Blastochaetetes dresnayi Beauvais 1980
Blastochaetetes zaafranensis Gautret and Cuif 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available