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Sphaerocladina

Demospongiae - Monalithistida

Taxonomy
Sphaerocladina was named by Schrammen (1924). It is extant.

It was assigned to Monalithistida by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Sphaerocladina Schrammen
2004Sphaerocladina Finks et al. p. 266

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
orderMonalithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1955
suborderSphaerocladinaSchrammen 1924
suborderSphaerocladinaSchrammen 1924

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.

Subor. Sphaerocladina Schrammen 1924
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G. †Benacia Krautter 1996
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Benacia princeps Krautter 1996
Fm. †Lecanellidae Schrammen 1924
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G. †Lecanella Zittel 1878
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Lecanella pateraeformis Zittel 1878
G. †Regnardia Moret 1925
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Regnardia lapparenti Moret 1925
G. †Sphaeropegma Schrammen 1937
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Sphaeropegma nuda Schrammen 1937
Fm. †Vetulinidae Lendenfeld 1904
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Subfm. †Macrobrochinae Finks et al. 2004
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G. †Macrobrochus Schrammen 1910
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Macrobrochus emscheris Schrammen 1910
Macrobrochus rimosus Schrammen 1910
G. †Ozotrachelus Laubenfels 1955
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Ozotrachelus conicus Roemer 1841
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Invalid names: Eudea tuberosa Roemer 1864 [synonym], Stellispongia conica Roemer 1864 [synonym]
Ozotrachelus exspectatus Schrammen 1910
Invalid names: Pachytrachelus Schrammen 1910 [replaced]
Subfm. †Vetulininae von Lendenfeld 1904
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G. †Cladodia
G. †Cryptodesma Schrammen 1924
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Cryptodesma globosa Roemer 1864
Invalid names: Asteropagia Pomel 1872 [nomen oblitum]
G. †Jumarella Mehl and Fürsich 1997
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Jumarella astrorhiza Mehl and Fürsich 1997
G. †Mastosia
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Mastosia rhytidodes Mehl and Fürsich 1997
G. †Tetraspongia Termier and Termier 1989
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Tetraspongia balmensis Termier and Termier 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available