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Eiffeliidae

Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Eiffeliidae

Taxonomy
Eiffeliidae was named by Rigby (1986). It is extant. Its type is Eiffelia.

It was assigned to Octactinellida by Finks et al. (2004); and to Heteractinida by Skovsted (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Eiffeliidae Rigby
2004Eiffeliidae Finks et al.
2006Eiffeliidae Skovsted p. 1098

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHeteractinidaHinde 1888
RankNameAuthor
orderOctactinellidaHinde 1887
familyEiffeliidaeRigby 1986
familyEiffeliidaeRigby 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. Eiffeliidae Rigby 1986
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G. †Chilcaia Carrera 1994
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Chilcaia bimuralis Carrera 1994
G. †Eiffelia Walcott 1920
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Eiffelia araniformis Missarzhevsky and Mambetov 1981
Eiffelia globosa Walcott 1920
Eiffelia hispanica Sdzuy 1969
Invalid names: Lenastella Missarzhevsky and Mambetov 1981 [synonym]
G. †Eiffelospongia Rigby and Collins 2004
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Eiffelospongia hirsuta Rigby and Collins 2004
G. †Gondekia Rigby 1991
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Gondekia hastula Rigby 1991
Gondekia lancifer Reimann 1945
G. †Petaloptyon Raymond 1931
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Petaloptyon danei Raymond 1931
Invalid names: Canistrumella Rigby 1986 [synonym]
G. †Zangerlispongia Rigby and Nitecki 1975
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Zangerlispongia richardsoni Rigby and Nitecki 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available