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Sphenaulax pliopetala

Hexactinellida - Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae

Taxonomy
Calycospongia pliopetala was named by Wu (1990). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Sphenaulax pliopetala by Rigby et al. (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Calycospongia pliopetala Wu
1998Sphenaulax pliopetala Rigby et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderInnaecoeliidaBoiko 1990
RankNameAuthor
familyCraticulariidaeRauff 1893
subfamilyCraticulariinaeRauff 1893
genusSphenaulaxZittel 1877
speciespliopetala(Wu 1990)

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
No diagnoses are available