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Spongiophonus
Taxonomy
Spongiophonus was named by Wills (1947). Its type is Spongiophonus pustulosus. It is the type genus of Spongiophonoidea, Spongiophonidae.
It was assigned to Mesophonidae by Petrunkevitch (1953); and to Spongiophonidae by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986), Dunlop et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Mesophonidae by Petrunkevitch (1953); and to Spongiophonidae by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986), Dunlop et al. (2013).
Species
S. pustulosus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1947 | Spongiophonus Wills |
| 1953 | Spongiophonus Petrunkevitch p. 37 |
| 1986 | Spongiophonus Kjellesvig-Waering p. 121 |
| 2013 | Spongiophonus Dunlop et al. p. 33 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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