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Prosiphonella

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Solenolmiidae

Taxonomy
Prosiphonella was named by Dieci et al. (1968) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn Sepkoski's reference number: 941]. It is not extant. Its type is Prosiphonella amplectens.

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

Species
P. amplectens (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Prosiphonella Dieci et al.
2002Prosiphonella Sepkoski
2004Prosiphonella Finks et al. p. 646
2015Prosiphonella Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby p. 389

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familySolenolmiidaeEngeser 1986
subfamilySolenolmiinaeEngeser 1986
genusProsiphonella

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. †Prosiphonella Dieci et al. 1968
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Prosiphonella amplectens Dieci et al. 1968
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available