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Astraeoconus

Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Eiffeliidae

Taxonomy
Astraeoconus is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Astraeoconus Sepkoski
2004Astraeoconus Finks et al. p. 571

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHeteractinidaHinde 1888
RankNameAuthor
orderOctactinellidaHinde 1887
familyEiffeliidaeRigby 1986
genusAstraeoconus

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available