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Polysiphon

Demospongiae - Hadromerida - Polysiphonidae

Taxonomy
Polysiphon was named by Girty (1908) [Sepkoski's age data: P Guad-u]. Its type is Polysiphon mirabilis.

It was assigned to Calcarea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Polysiphonidae by Girty (1908) and Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby (2011).

Species
P. mirabilis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Polysiphon Girty
2002Polysiphon Sepkoski
2011Polysiphon Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby p. 71

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderHadromeridaTopsent 1898
familyPolysiphonidae
genusPolysiphon

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. †Polysiphon Girty 1908
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Polysiphon mirabilis Girty 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available