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Pelicaspongia sterea

Hexactinellida - Amphidiscosa - Pelicaspongiidae

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Pelicaspongia sterea Rigby

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderAmphidiscosaSchrammen 1924
familyPelicaspongiidaeRigby 1970
genusPelicaspongia
speciessterea

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.

Pelicaspongia sterea Rigby 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available