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Lepidospongia sterea

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

Taxonomy
Lepidospongia sterea was named by Defretin-Lefranc (1960). It is not extant. Its type locality is Rumilly, which is in a Coniacian offshore chalk in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Lepidospongia sterea Defretin-Lefranc

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyVentriculitidaeSmith 1848
subfamilyVentriculitinaeSmith 1848
genusLepidospongiaRoemer 1864
speciessterea

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Lepidospongia sterea Defretin-Lefranc 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available