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Holasterella

Hexactinellida - Lyssakida - Holasterellidae

Taxonomy
Holasterella is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Holasterella wrightii. It is the type genus of Holasterellidae.

It was assigned to Holasterellidae by de Laubensfels (1955); and to Reticulosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Holasterella de Laubensfels p. E70
2002Holasterella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLyssakidaZittel 1877
familyHolasterellidae
genusHolasterella

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available