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Farrea rugosa

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Farreidae

Taxonomy
Farrea rugosa was named by Rigby and Albi (1996). Its type specimen is LACMIP 12244, an other (cluster of branches), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Olive Hill Reservoir, which is in a Miocene offshore siltstone in the Puente Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Farrea rugosa Rigby and Albi p. 910

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyFarreidaeSchulze 1885
genusFarreaBowerbank 1862
speciesrugosa

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.

Farrea rugosa Rigby and Albi 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available