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Ciliophora

Protozoa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Ciliophora Margulis p. 1074
2002Ciliophora Sepkoski
2003Ciliophora Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
RankNameAuthor
superphylumBiciliata
phylumCiliophora
phylumCiliophora

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.

Ph. †Ciliophora
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G. †Cadosina Wanner 1940
G. †Colomisphaera Nowak 1968
Cl. Oligotrichea Scott and Marchant 2005
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Invalid names: Choreotrichida Scott and Marchant 2005 [empty]
G. †Stomiosphaera Wanner 1940
Or. Tintinnida Corliss 1955
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Fm. Codonellidae Kent et al. 1881
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G. Remanellina Loeblich and Tappan 1968
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available