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Stellispongia minor

Calcarea - Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae

Taxonomy
Stellispongia minor was named by Rigby et al. (1989). Its type specimen is IG 5273 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Xiangbo reef, unit 29, Longlin County, which is in a Wordian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone/grainstone in the Maokou Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Stellispongia minor Rigby et al. p. 784 figs. 9.3, 9.4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864
orderCalcaroneaBidder 1898
orderStellispongiida
RankNameAuthor
familyStellispongiidaeDe Laubenfels 1955
subfamilyStellispongiinaeDe Laubenfels 1955
genusStellispongiad'Orbigny 1849
speciesminor

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Stellispongia minor Rigby et al. 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available