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Planctosphaeroidea Spengel, 1932
Taxonomic Serial No.: 158649

Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Class
	Common Name(s):
	Valid Name:	Hemichordata Bateson, 1885

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	invalid - nomen dubium

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	unknown
	Latest Record Review:	2015

References


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	Other Source(s):
	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
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	Reference for:	Planctosphaeroidea

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Benito, Jesús, and Fernando Pardos / Harrison, Frederick W., and Edward E. Ruppert, eds.
	Publication Date:	1997
	Article/Chapter Title:	Hemichordata
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Microscopic Anatomy of Invertebrates. Volume 15. Hemichordata, Chaetognatha, and Invertebrate Chordates
	Page(s):	15-101
	Publisher:	Wiley-Liss
	Publication Place:	New York, New York, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-471-56122-3
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	Reference for:	Planctosphaeroidea

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Williamson, Donald I.
	Publication Date:	2003
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	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	The Origin of Larvae
	Page(s):	xviii + 261
	Publisher:	Kluwer Academic Publishers
	Publication Place:	Dordrecht, Netherlands
	ISBN/ISSN:	1-4020-1514-3
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	Reference for:	Planctosphaeroidea

Geographic Information


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Comments


	Comment:	All children of class Planctosphaeroidea are nomen dubium; type Planctosphaera pelagica was described from a larval form, adult unknown
		Williamson (2003: 109) suggests that this class name should be spelled Planctosphaeromorpha

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