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Madrespongia

Calcarea

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

It was assigned to Calcispongea by Wagner (1964).

Entered
by B. Allen on 2026-01-23; modified by B. Allen on 2026-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Madrespongia Quenstedt
1964Madrespongia Wagner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
RankNameAuthor
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864
genusMadrespongiaQuenstedt 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. †Madrespongia Quenstedt 1877
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:35:06
Modified: 2010-02-09 12:01:47
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available