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Leptopoterion

Chlorophyceae - Receptaculitidae

Taxonomy
Leptopoterion was named by Ulrich (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg-l]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Leptopoterion Ulrich
2002Leptopoterion Sepkoski
2004Leptopoterion Finks et al. p. 747

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
RankNameAuthor
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
classChlorophyceaeKützing 1843
familyReceptaculitidaeEichwald 1860
genusLeptopoterionUlrich 1878

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. †Leptopoterion Ulrich 1878
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available