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Pheronema

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Pheronematidae

Taxonomy
Pheronema is a genus. It is extant. It is the type genus of Pheronematidae.

It was assigned to Amphidiscosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pheronematidae by Reid (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Pheronema Sepkoski
2004Pheronema Reid p. 450

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLyssacinosa(Zittel 1877)
familyPheronematidae
genusPheronema

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