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Rufuspongia

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Teganiidae

Taxonomy
Rufuspongia was named by Rigby and Mehl (1994).

It was assigned to Teganiidae by Finks and Rigby (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Rufuspongia Rigby and Mehl p. 133
2004Rufuspongia Finks and Rigby p. 418

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderReticulosaReid 1958
superfamilyHintzespongioideaFinks 1983
familyTeganiidaede Laubenfels 1955
genusRufuspongiaRigby and Mehl 1994

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.

G. †Rufuspongia Rigby and Mehl 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 19:18:49
Modified: 2009-05-09 21:18:49
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007
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