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Hesperocoelia typicalis

Demospongiae - Archaeoscyphidae

Taxonomy
Hesperocoelia typicalis was named by Bassler (1927). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is IK-3. Ikes Canyon sponge beds, Toquima Range, which is in a Rangerian carbonate limestone in the Antelope Valley Formation of Nevada. It is the type species of Hesperocoelia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Hesperocoelia typicalis Bassler p. 393

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
Tetractinellida
RankNameAuthor
familyArchaeoscyphidaeRauff 1894
genusHesperocoelia
speciestypicalis

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Hesperocoelia typicalis Bassler 1927
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Diagnosis
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