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Spirolophia

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Callodictyonidae

Taxonomy
Spirolophia was named by Pomel (1872) [Sepkoski's age data: K]. It is not extant.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Spirolophia Pomel
1877Marshallia Zittel
2002Marshallia Sepkoski
2002Spirolophia Sepkoski
2004Spirolophia Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyCallodictyonidaeZittel 1877
subfamilyMicroblastidinaeSchrammen 1912
genusSpirolophiaPomel 1872

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. †Spirolophia Pomel 1872
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Spirolophia frechi Schrammen 1912
Spirolophia tortuosa Roemer 1864
Invalid names: Marshallia Zittel 1877 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available