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Porefieldia robusta

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Thaumastocoeliidae

Taxonomy
Porefieldia robusta was named by Rigby and Potter (1986). It is not extant. Its type specimen is USNM 395885. It is the type species of Porefieldia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Porefieldia robusta Rigby and Potter p. 38 figs. 11.1-11.5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyThaumastocoeliidaeOtt 1967
subfamilyThaumastocoeliinaeOtt 1967
genusPorefieldia
speciesrobusta

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.

Porefieldia robusta Rigby and Potter 1986
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Diagnosis
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