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Spongomassa nannosphaera

Protozoa - Archaeospicularia - Archeoentactiniidae

Taxonomy
Spongomassa nannosphaera was named by Won and Below (1999). Its type specimen is 7316R-2035, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Spongomassa nannosphaera Won and Below p. 338 figs. pl. 7, figs. 9-15, 17-20

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderArchaeospiculariaDumitrica et al. 2000
familyArcheoentactiniidaeWon, in Won and Below 1999
genusSpongomassa
speciesnannosphaera

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Spongomassa nannosphaera Won and Below 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available