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Pachycothon giganteum

Demospongiae - Megalithistida - Carterellidae

Taxonomy
Cupulospongia gigantea was named by Roemer (1864). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Pachycothon giganteum by Schrammen (1901).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Cupulospongia gigantea Roemer
1901Pachycothon giganteum Schrammen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderMegalithistida
RankNameAuthor
suborderHelomorinaSchrammen 1924
familyCarterellidaeSchrammen 1901
subfamilyIsoraphiniinaeSchrammen 1924
genusPachycothonSchrammen 1901
speciesgiganteum(Roemer 1864)

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.

Pachycothon giganteum Roemer 1864
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Diagnosis
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