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Porpita

Hydrozoa - Anthoathecata - Porpitidae

Taxonomy
Porpita was named by Lamarck (1801). It is extant. It is the type genus of Porpitidae.

It was assigned to Porpitidae by Larson and Briggs (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1801Porpita Lamarck
2023Porpita Larson and Briggs p. 1003

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classHydrozoaOwen 1843
subclassHydroidolinaCollins 2000
RankNameAuthor
orderAnthoathecataCornelius 1992
suborderCapitataKuhn 1913
superfamilyPorpitoideaGoldfuss 1818
familyPorpitidaeGoldfuss 1818
genusPorpitaLamarck 1801

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. Porpita Lamarck 1801
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Diet 2: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-08-27 03:49:02
Modified: 2010-02-11 07:06:40
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available