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Retecoscinus

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Asterocyathidae

Taxonomy
Retecoscinus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ajacicyathida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asterocyathidae by Debrenne (2012) and Debrenne et al. (2015).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Retecoscinus Sepkoski
2012Retecoscinus Debrenne p. 75 fig. 57,1a–b
2015Retecoscinus Debrenne et al. p. 997

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
RankNameAuthor
suborderErismacoscininaDebrenne et al. 1989
superfamilySalairocyathoideaZhuravleva 1956
familyAsterocyathidaeVologdin 1956
genusRetecoscinus

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
Debrenne 2012Inner wall with several rows of simple pores per intersept; septa completely porous; tabulae with slitlike pores.