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Wewokella

Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Wewokellidae

Taxonomy
Wewokella was named by Girty (1912) [Sepkoski's age data: C Serp-l P Leon-u Sepkoski's reference number: 222]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Wewokellidae.

It was assigned to Heteractinida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Wewokellidae by Rigby and Keyes (1998) and Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Wewokella Girty
1998Wewokella Rigby and Keyes p. 2
2002Wewokella Sepkoski
2004Wewokella Finks et al. p. 575

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHeteractinidaHinde 1888
RankNameAuthor
orderOctactinellidaHinde 1887
familyWewokellidaeKing 1943
genusWewokellaGirty 1912

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. †Wewokella Girty 1912
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Wewokella costata Rigby and Keyes 1998
Wewokella solida Girty 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available