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Rugocoelia eganensis

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Rugocoelia eganensis was named by Johns (1994). It is not extant. Its type locality is Sunnyside sponge mounds, Egan Range, which is in an Arenigian intrashelf/intraplatform reef limestone in the Shingle Limestone Formation of Nevada. It is the type species of Rugocoelia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Rugocoelia eganensis Johns

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAnthaspidellidaeMiller 1889
genusRugocoelia
specieseganensis

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Rugocoelia eganensis Johns 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available