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Mastospongia

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Pachyteichismatidae

Taxonomy
Mastospongia was named by Quenstedt (1877). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pachyteichismatidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Mastospongia Quenstedt p. 146
2004Mastospongia Finks et al. p. 549

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
familyPachyteichismatidaeSchrammen 1937
genusMastospongiaQuenstedt 1877

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. †Mastospongia Quenstedt 1877
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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 19:09:36
Modified: 2009-05-08 21:09:36
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007
Collections
No collection or age range data are available