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Eiffelia araniformis

Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Eiffeliidae

Taxonomy
Lenastella araniformis was named by Missarzhevsky and Mambetov (1981) [Missarzhevsky in Missarzhevsky and Mambetov 1981]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Aktugay, bed 7, which is in an Atdabanian marine dolomite/sandstone in the Shabakty Formation of Kazakhstan.

It was recombined as Eiffelia araniformis by Bengtson et al. (1990) and Skovsted (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Lenastella araniformis Missarzhevsky and Mambetov p. 76 figs. pl. 12, figs. 1, 10
1990Eiffelia araniformis Bengtson et al. p. 27
2006Eiffelia araniformis Skovsted p. 1098

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHeteractinidaHinde 1888
orderOctactinellidaHinde 1887
RankNameAuthor
familyEiffeliidaeRigby 1986
genusEiffeliaWalcott 1920
speciesaraniformis()

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.

Eiffelia araniformis Missarzhevsky and Mambetov 1981
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Diagnosis
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