Eiffeliidae
Extinct family of sponges
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Eiffeliidae is an extinct family of sponges.
| Eiffeliidae | |
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| Artist reconstruction of Petaloptyon danei | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Informal group: | †Heteractinida |
| Family: | †Eiffeliidae Rigby, 1986 |
| Genera | |
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Genera
The following genera are placed in the family:[1]
- †Astraeoconus Rietschel, 1968
- †Chilcaia Carrera, 1994
- †Eiffelia Walcott, 1920 (synonyms: Lenastella Missarzhevsky in Missarzhevsky & Mambetov, 1981; Actinoites Duan, 1984; Niphadus Duan, 1984)
- †Eiffelospongia Rigby & Collins, 2004[2]
- †Gondekia Rigby, 1991
- †Petaloptyon Raymond, 1931 (synonyms: Canistrumella Rigby, 1986)
- †Toquimiella Rigby, 1967
- †Zangerlispongia Rigby & Nitecki, 1975
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