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Xylospongia tarraconensis

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa

Taxonomy
Xylospongia tarraconensis was named by Herenger (1942). It is not extant. Its type locality is Valldarques, which is in a Senonian marine horizon in Spain. It is the type species of Xylospongia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Xylospongia tarraconensis Herenger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
genusXylospongia
speciestarraconensis

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.

Xylospongia tarraconensis Herenger 1942
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available