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Lychniscaulinae

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

Taxonomy
Lychniscaulinae was named by Reid (2004). It is not extant. Its type is Lychniscaulus.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Lychniscaulinae Finks et al. p. 536
2004Lychniscaulinae Reid p. 536

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

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.

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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available