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Neoheliospongia typica

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Heliospongiidae

Taxonomy
Neoheliospongia typica was named by Deng (1981). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Matan Section ACT545, south bank, Heshan, which is in a Changhsingian offshore limestone in the Dalong Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Neoheliospongia typica Deng p. 423 figs. Pl 2, fig 1
1998Neoheliospongia typica Rigby et al. p. 84 figs. Pl 13, figs 9,10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyHeliospongiidaeFinks 1960
genusNeoheliospongia
speciestypica

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.

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Diagnosis
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