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Petaloptyon
Taxonomy
Petaloptyon was named by Raymond (1931). Its type is Petaloptyon danei.
It was assigned to Eiffeliidae by Rigby and Collins (2004); and to Porifera by Caron and Jackson (2008).
It was assigned to Eiffeliidae by Rigby and Collins (2004); and to Porifera by Caron and Jackson (2008).
Species
P. danei (type species)
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1931 | Petaloptyon Raymond p. 198 |
| 1986 | Canistrumella Rigby |
| 2002 | Canistrumella Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Petaloptyon Rigby and Collins |
| 2007 | Canistrumella Bambach et al. p. S80 |
| 2008 | Petaloptyon Caron and Jackson p. 226 |
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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.
G. †Petaloptyon Raymond 1931
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†Petaloptyon danei Raymond 1931
Invalid names: Canistrumella Rigby 1986 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004 | |||||