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Mattaspongia apaches

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Dictyospongiidae

Taxonomy
Mattaspongia apaches was named by Rigby (1970). It is not extant. Its type locality is Hummingbird Range, which is in a Frasnian perireef or subreef limestone/shale in the Mount Hawk Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Mattaspongia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Mattaspongia apaches Rigby

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
orderReticulosaReid 1958
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyDictyospongioideaHall and Clarke 1899
familyDictyospongiidaeHall and Clarke 1899
subfamilyThysanodictyinaeHall and Clarke 1899
genusMattaspongia
speciesapaches

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.

Mattaspongia apaches Rigby 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available