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Ventriculitidae

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

Taxonomy
Ventriculitidae was named by Smith (1848). It is not extant. Its type is Ventriculites.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Ventriculitidae Smith
2004Ventriculitidae Finks et al. p. 529

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kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
familyVentriculitidaeSmith 1848
familyVentriculitidaeSmith 1848

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.

Fm. †Ventriculitidae Smith 1848
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Subfm. †Bolitesiinae Schrammen 1912
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G. †Bolitesia Schrammen 1912
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Bolitesia mirabilis Schrammen 1912
Subfm. †Lychniscaulinae Reid 2004
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G. †Discophyma Oppliger 1915
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Discophyma costata Herenger 1942
Discophyma dolata Oppliger 1907
Invalid names: Placotelia Oppliger 1907 [synonym]
G. †Lychniscaulus Schrammen 1937
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Lychniscaulus vannus Schrammen 1937
Subfm. †Stauronematinae Sollas 1877
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G. †Stauronema Sollas 1877
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Stauronema carteri Sollas 1877
Stauronema macropora Defretin-Lefranc 1960
Stauronema planum Hinde 1883
Subfm. †Ventriculitinae Smith 1848
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G. †Astropegma Pomel 1872
G. †Coscinopora Goldfuss 1826
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Coscinopora macropora Goldfuss 1826
G. †Leiostracosia Schrammen 1902
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Leiostracosia alpina Herenger 1944
Leiostracosia angustata Roemer 1841
Leiostracosia brandesi Schrammen 1912
Leiostracosia punctata Schrammen 1902
Leiostracosia robusta Schrammen 1902
G. †Lepidospongia Roemer 1864
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Lepidospongia fragilis Schrammen 1902
Lepidospongia inermis Schrammen 1912
Lepidospongia rugosa Schlueter 1870
Lepidospongia sterea Defretin-Lefranc 1960
Invalid names: Plectodermatium Schrammen 1902 [synonym]
G. †Napaeana de Laubenfels 1955
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Napaeana micropora Schrammen 1912
Napaeana striata Schrammen 1902
Invalid names: Eudictyon Schrammen 1902 [replaced], Napaea Schrammen 1912 [objective synonym]
G. †Orthodiscus Schrammen 1924
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Orthodiscus fragilis Schrammen 1924
G. †Phymosinion Pomel 1872
G. †Pleuropyge Schrammen 1912
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Pleuropyge plana Schrammen 1912
G. †Rhizopoterion Zittel 1877
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Rhizopoterion coniforme Hurcewicz 1968
Rhizopoterion solidum Schrammen 1912
Rhizopoterion tubiforme Schrammen 1912
Invalid names: Rhizocheton [synonym]
G. †Rhizopoterionopsis Lachasse 1943
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Rhizopoterionopsis pruvosti Defretin-Lefranc 1960
G. †Spirospongia Kravtsov 1968
G. †Sporadoscinia Pomel 1872
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Sporadoscinia alcyonoides Mantell 1822
Sporadoscinia capax Hinde 1883
Sporadoscinia decheni Goldfuss 1826
Sporadoscinia eutactopora Defretin-Lefranc 1960
Sporadoscinia micrommata Roemer 1841
Sporadoscinia quenstedti Schrammen 1912
Sporadoscinia stirps Schrammen 1912
Sporadoscinia teutoniae Schrammen 1912
Sporadoscinia venosa Roemer 1841
Sporadoscinia zippei Reuss 1846
G. †Ubiquiradius Laubenfels 1955
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Ubiquiradius alternans Roemer 1841
Ubiquiradius mirus Schrammen 1912
Ubiquiradius orthogonioporus Defretin-Lefranc 1960
Ubiquiradius plagiochetus Defretin-Lefranc 1960
Invalid names: Actinocyclus Schrammen 1912 [replaced], Porocyclus Defretin-Lefranc 1960 [objective synonym]
G. †Ventriculites Mantell 1822
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Ventriculites arabicus Abbass 1972
Ventriculites cribrosus Phillips 1828
Ventriculites cylindratus Schrammen 1912
Ventriculites fistulosus Schrammen 1912
Ventriculites radiatus Mantell 1822
Ventriculites stellatus Schrammen 1902
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available