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Cystothalamia megacysta

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Guadalupiidae

Taxonomy
Cystothalamia megacysta was named by Finks (2010). Its type specimen is AMNH 44897 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Cystothalamia megacysta Finks p. 843 fig. 9.5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyGuadalupiidae
genusCystothalamia
speciesmegacysta

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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