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Cerberorhaphidites auriformis

Demospongiae - Cephaloraphiditidae

Taxonomy
Cerberorhaphidites auriformis was named by Finks et al. (2011). It is not extant. Its type locality is USGS 21849 Dudley, which is in a Bartonian shallow subtidal marl in the Castle Hayne Formation of North Carolina. It is the type species of Cerberorhaphidites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Cerberorhaphidites auriformis Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassChoristida(Sollas 1888)
RankNameAuthor
familyCephaloraphiditidaeReid 1968
genusCerberorhaphidites
speciesauriformis

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.

†Cerberorhaphidites auriformis Finks et al. 2011
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available