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Pyritonema

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa

Taxonomy
Pyritonema was named by McCoy (1850) [Sepkoski's age data: S]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lyssacinosida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lyssacinosa by Reid (2004).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Pyritonema McCoy
2002Pyritonema Sepkoski
2004Pyritonema Reid p. 458

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLyssacinosa(Zittel 1877)
genusPyritonemaMcCoy 1850

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. †Pyritonema McCoy 1850
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Pyritonema scopula Botting 2005
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available