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Neomenispongia diazoma
Taxonomy
Neomenispongia diazoma was named by Kolesnikov et al. (2024). Its type specimen is PIN 5895/103a and PIN 5895/103b and is a compression fossil.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2024 | Neomenispongia diazoma Kolesnikov et al. p. 8 figs. Fig 4 |
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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.
†Neomenispongia diazoma Kolesnikov et al. 2024
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Diagnosis
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K. A. Kolesnikov et al. 2024 | Thin-walled subconical sponge with wide funnel-shaped apex, which gradually narrows into a tubular basal stalk. Reticulate skeletal network consists of oxeas of uniform size, in bundles of 3–4 elements. Skeleton includes C-shaped sigmoidal megascleres, which fall into the size range of oxeas. Sponge upper part contains rare coarse diactines |
Measurements
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References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004 |
Collections
No collection or age range data are available