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Ratcliffespongia multiforamina

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Hintzespongiidae

Taxonomy
Ratcliffespongia multiforamina was named by Wu et al. (2005) [Holotype NIGPAS-ELRC-Sp 0004, only specimen known]. Its type locality is Pangwangcun Village, near Jianxin; ~170m, which is in a Botomian deep subtidal mudstone in the Huangboling Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Ratcliffespongia multiforamina Wu et al. pp. 1046-49 figs. 4-6, 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
orderReticulosaReid 1958
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyHintzespongioideaFinks 1983
familyHintzespongiidae
genusRatcliffespongia
speciesmultiforamina

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.

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Diagnosis
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