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Scytalia excavata

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Azoricidae

Taxonomy
Scytalia excavata was named by Lagneau-Herenger (1962). It is not extant. Its type locality is Can Casanyas Castellet, which is in an Aptian coastal sandstone in Spain.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Scytalia excavata Lagneau-Herenger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAzoricoideaSollas 1888
familyAzoricidaeSollas 1888
subfamilyLeiochoniinaeSchrammen 1924
genusScytaliaZittel 1878
speciesexcavata

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.

†Scytalia excavata Lagneau-Herenger 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available