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Vauxia magna

Demospongiae - Vauxiidae

Taxonomy
Vauxia magna was named by Rigby (1980). Its type specimen is KUMIP 111763, an other, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Box Elder County [Spence Shale Mbr, Lead Bell Shale Fm], which is in a Delamaran marine shale in the Lead Bell Shale Formation of Utah.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Vauxia magna Rigby pp. 236 – 240 figs. 2-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
familyVauxiidae
genusVauxiaWalcott 1920
speciesmagna

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Vauxia magna Rigby 1980
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Diagnosis
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