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Polyedra

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Polyedridae

Taxonomy
Polyedra was named by Termier and Termier (1955) [Sepkoski's age data: P u Tr Rhae Sepkoski's reference number: 941,1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Polyedra tebagensis. It is the type genus of Polyedridae.

It was assigned to Calcarea by Sepkoski (2002); to Girtyocoeliidae by Finks et al. (2004); and to Polyedridae by Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby (2015).

Species
P. tebagensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Polyedra Termier and Termier
2002Polyedra Sepkoski
2004Polyedra Finks et al. p. 660
2015Polyedra Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby p. 388

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
familyPolyedridaeTermier and Termier 1977
genusPolyedraTermier and Termier 1955

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. †Polyedra Termier and Termier 1955
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Polyedra tebagensis Termier and Termier 1955
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available