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Ventriculites

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

Taxonomy
Ventriculites was named by Mantell (1822) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 641]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Ventriculitinae, Ventriculitidae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Ventriculites Mantell
2002Ventriculites Sepkoski
2004Ventriculites Finks et al. p. 529

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyVentriculitidaeSmith 1848
subfamilyVentriculitinaeSmith 1848
genusVentriculitesMantell 1822

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. †Ventriculites Mantell 1822
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Ventriculites arabicus Abbass 1972
Ventriculites cribrosus Phillips 1828
Ventriculites cylindratus Schrammen 1912
Ventriculites fistulosus Schrammen 1912
Ventriculites radiatus Mantell 1822
Ventriculites stellatus Schrammen 1902
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available