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Heteractinida

Heteractinida

Taxonomy
Heteractinida was named by Hinde (1888) [Variably assigned to an order or class. Class according to Rigby et al. (2005).].

It was reranked as the order Heteractinida by Rigby and Keyes (1998).

It was assigned to Calcarea by Rigby and Keyes (1998), Sepkoski (2002) and Skovsted (2006); and to Porifera by Finks et al. (2004) and Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby (2015).

Sister taxa
Hetairacyathida, Octactinellida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Heteractinida Hinde
1998Heteractinida Rigby and Keyes p. 2
2002Heteractinida Sepkoski
2004Heteractinida Finks et al. p. 557
2006Heteractinida Skovsted p. 1098
2015Heteractinida Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby p. 392

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
RankNameAuthor
classHeteractinidaHinde 1888
classHeteractinidaHinde 1888

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.

Cl. †Heteractinida Hinde 1888
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G. †Archicladium Qian and Xiao 1984
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Archicladium tridactyles Qian and Xiao 1984
G. †Conwaymorrisispongia Kozur et al. 2008
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Conwaymorrisispongia bengtsoni Kozur et al. 2008
Conwaymorrisispongia ornata Kozur et al. 2008
G. †Corynospongia Deng 1990
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Or. †Octactinellida Hinde 1887
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Fm. †Astraeospongiidae Miller 1889
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G. †Asteriospongia Rigby 1977
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G. †Astraeospongium Roemer 1860
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Invalid names: Acanthospongia [objective synonym]
G. †Blumenbachium Koenig 1820
G. †Constellatospongia Rigby 1977
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G. †Contignatiospongia Kozur et al. 2008
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Contignatiospongia nevadensis Kozur et al. 2008
G. †Ensiferites Reimann 1945
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Ensiferites armatus Reimann 1945
Ensiferites bennetti Reimann 1945
Ensiferites brandenburgi Rigby et al. 1979
Ensiferites delicatulus Reimann 1945
Ensiferites langeri Kozur et al. 2008
Ensiferites leptodactylus Reimann 1945
Ensiferites wattlesi Reimann 1945
G. †Kuraya Romenko 1968
G. †Magenia Finks 1995
G. †Malluviospongia Rigby and Goodbody 1986
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Malluviospongia densa Rigby and Goodbody 1986
G. †Microastraeum Botting 2005
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Microastraeum tenuis Botting 2005
G. †Stellarispongia Rigby 1976
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Stellarispongia aspera Rigby 1976
Fm. Eiffeliidae Rigby 1986
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G. †Chilcaia Carrera 1994
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Chilcaia bimuralis Carrera 1994
G. †Eiffelia Walcott 1920
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Eiffelia araniformis Missarzhevsky and Mambetov 1981
Eiffelia globosa Walcott 1920
Eiffelia hispanica Sdzuy 1969
Invalid names: Lenastella Missarzhevsky and Mambetov 1981 [synonym]
G. †Eiffelospongia Rigby and Collins 2004
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Eiffelospongia hirsuta Rigby and Collins 2004
G. †Gondekia Rigby 1991
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Gondekia hastula Rigby 1991
Gondekia lancifer Reimann 1945
G. †Petaloptyon Raymond 1931
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Petaloptyon danei Raymond 1931
Invalid names: Canistrumella Rigby 1986 [synonym]
G. †Zangerlispongia Rigby and Nitecki 1975
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Zangerlispongia richardsoni Rigby and Nitecki 1975
Fm. †Nuchidae Pickett 2002
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G. †Jawonya Kruse 1987
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Jawonya gurumal Kruse 1987
Jawonya tiro Kruse 1987
G. †Nucha
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Nucha naucum Pickett and Jell 1983
G. †Wagima Kruse 1987
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Wagima galbanyin Kruse 1987
Fm. †Wewokellidae King 1943
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G. †Iranospongia Rigby et al. 2005
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Iranospongia circulata Rigby et al. 2005
G. †Regispongia Rigby 1978
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Regispongia contorta King 1943
Regispongia fluegeli Rigby et al. 2005
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Talpaspongia clavata King 1943
G. †Wewokella Girty 1912
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Wewokella costata Rigby and Keyes 1998
Wewokella solida Girty 1911
G. †Polycladium Qian and Xiao 1984
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Polycladium yurtusensis Qian and Xiao 1984
Invalid names: Hetairacyathida Bedford and Bedford 1937 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available