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Microastraeum tenuis

Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Astraeospongiidae

Taxonomy
Microastraeum tenuis was named by Botting (2005). It is not extant. Its type locality is Llandegley Rocks, which is in a Llanvirn shoreface sandstone in the Builth Volcanic Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Microastraeum.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Microastraeum tenuis Botting

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHeteractinidaHinde 1888
orderOctactinellidaHinde 1887
RankNameAuthor
familyAstraeospongiidaeMiller 1889
genusMicroastraeum
speciestenuis

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Microastraeum tenuis Botting 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available