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Scotospongia aculeata

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa

Taxonomy
Scotospongia aculeata was named by Krainer and Mostler (1992). It is not extant. Its type locality is Weisse Wand, Karavanke Mountains, which is in a Fassanian basinal (carbonate) limestone in the Loibl Formation of Austria. It is the type species of Scotospongia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Scotospongia aculeata Krainer and Mostler

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
genusScotospongia
speciesaculeata

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.

†Scotospongia aculeata Krainer and Mostler 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available