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Rhaeaspongia

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Brachiospongiidae

Taxonomy
Rhaeaspongia was named by Lamont (1935).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Rhaeaspongia Lamont p. 305
2004Rhaeaspongia Finks and Rigby p. 422

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLyssacinosa(Zittel 1877)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyBrachiospongioidea
familyBrachiospongiidaeBeecher 1889
genusRhaeaspongiaLamont 1935

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. †Rhaeaspongia Lamont 1935
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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: 2009-05-08 19:10:17
Modified: 2009-05-08 21:10:17
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007
Collections
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