Spumellaria
Spumellaria is an order of radiolarians in the class Polycystinea.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Phylum: | Radiolaria |
| Class: | Polycystina |
| Order: | Spumellaria Ehrenberg, 1875 |
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Families
- Actinommidae
- Anakrusidae
- Angulobracchiidae
- Archaeospongoprunidae
- Astrosphaeridae
- Bolenidae
- Catenopylidae
- Cavaspongiidae
- Coccodiscidae
- Conocaryommidae
- Dactyliosphaeridae
- Emiluviidae
- Entapiidae
- Ethmosphaeridae
- Gomberellidae
- Hagiastridae
- Heliodiscidae
- Hexaporobrachiidae
- Larnacillidae
- Leugeonidae
- Litheliidae
- Miropylidae
- Myelastridae
- Oertlispongidae
- Orbiculiformidae
- Pantanelliidae
- Parasaturnalidae
- Parvivaccidae
- Patulibracchiidae
- Patruliidae
- Phacodiscidae
- Phaseliformidae
- Praeconocaryommidae
- Pseudoacanthocircidae
- Pseudoaulophacidae
- Pyloniidae
- Pyramispongiidae
- Relindellidae
- Spongodiscidae
- Sponguridae
- Stylosphaeridae
- Thalassicollidae
- Tholoniidae
- Tritrabidae
- Veghicycliidae
- Xiphostylidae
In addition, several taxa in this order are still considered incertae sedis.
Gallery
Hexancistra quadricuspis shell (Haeckel)
Shells of (mostly) Spumellaria (Haeckel)_Plate_014.jpg.webp)
Spumellaria from the Challenger Expedition
References
- WoRMS (2019). Spumellaria. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=345835 on 2019-01-08
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