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Moretispongia pyriformis

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Jereicidae

Taxonomy
Marisca pyriformis was named by Pomel (1872). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Stichophyma pyriformis by Moret (1924); it was recombined as Moretispongia pyriformis by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Marisca pyriformis Pomel
1924Stichophyma pyriformis Moret
2004Moretispongia pyriformis 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
speciespyriformis(Pomel 1872)

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.

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Diagnosis
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