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Halichondritidae

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Halichondritidae

Taxonomy
Halichondritidae was named by Rigby (1986). It is not extant. Its type is Halichondrites.

It was assigned to Protomonaxonida by Finks et al. (2004) and Rigby and von Bitter (2005).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Halichondritidae Rigby
2004Halichondritidae Finks et al. p. 18
2005Halichondritidae Rigby and von Bitter p. 460

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyHalichondritidaeRigby 1986
familyHalichondritidaeRigby 1986

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. †Halichondritidae Rigby 1986
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G. †Arborispongia Rigby 1986
G. †Halichondrites Walcott 1920
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Halichondrites elissa Walcott 1920
G. †Pohlispongia Rigby and von Bitter 2005
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available