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Petalope

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Cribrospongiidae

Taxonomy
Petalope is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hexactinosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cribrospongiidae by Reid (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Petalope Sepkoski
2004Petalope Reid p. 495

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyCribrospongiidaeRoemer 1864
genusPetalope

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. †Petalope
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available