A synonymized nomenclature for calcified spongesстатья
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Аннотация:The rediscovery of living calcified sponges has renewed interest in the biology, phylogeny and ecology of related fossils, and many of these forms have been rescued from groups of previously problematic status. If we can prove poriferan affinity for these groups - the archaeocyaths, stromatoporoids, chaetetids and sphinctozoans - then this will have considerable implications for our understanding of the evolution of the Porifera as well as the evolution of fossil communities, especially within reefs. However, these groups have been worked on by specialists in isolation, and complex nomenclatures have developed which have hindered comparison even though we can assume a similar function and homologous development for many structures. Now that living representatives are available for comparative morphology, it has been realised that many of these groups have been separated artificially, which has obscured their true affinities. With the removal of these erroneous taxonomic boundaries, homologous structures are readily comparable.