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Moretispongia

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Jereicidae

Taxonomy
Moretispongia was named by Breistroffer (1949) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Jereicidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Marisca Pomel
1949Moretispongia Breistroffer
2002Moretispongia Sepkoski
2004Moretispongia Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
superfamilyScleritodermatoideaSollas 1888
familyJereicidaeSchrammen 1924
genusMoretispongiaBreistroffer 1949

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.

G. †Moretispongia Breistroffer 1949
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Moretispongia micropora Lagneau-Herenger 1962
Moretispongia praegnans Dumortier 1871
Invalid names: Marisca Pomel 1872 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available