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Dracolychnos

Hexactinellida - Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae

Taxonomy
Dracolychnos was named by Wu and Xiao (1989) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn]. It is not extant. Its type is Dracolychnos annulirotatus.

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

Species
D. annulirotatus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Dracolychnos Wu and Xiao
2002Dracolychnus Sepkoski
2004Dracolychnos Finks et al.
2015Dracolychnos Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby p. 392

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderInnaecoeliidaBoiko 1990
RankNameAuthor
familyCraticulariidaeRauff 1893
subfamilyCaseariinaeSchrammen 1937
genusDracolychnosWu and Xiao 1989

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. †Dracolychnos Wu and Xiao 1989
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Dracolychnos annulirotatus Wu and Xiao 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available