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Plocoscyphia

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Callodictyonidae

Taxonomy
Plocoscyphia was named by Reuss (1846) [Sepkoski's age data: J u K Sn]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lychniscosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Becksinae by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Plocoscyphia Reuss
2002Gyrispongia Sepkoski
2002Plocoscyphia Sepkoski
2004Plocoscyphia Finks et al. p. 522

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyCallodictyonidaeZittel 1877
subfamilyBecksinaeSchrammen 1912
genusPlocoscyphiaReuss 1846

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. †Plocoscyphia Reuss 1846
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Plocoscyphia centuncula Schrammen 1912
Plocoscyphia communis Moret 1925
Plocoscyphia fenestrata Smith and Toulmin 1848
Plocoscyphia gaultina Moret 1925
Plocoscyphia maaki Schrammen 1912
Invalid names: Gyrispongia [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available