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Archaeoscyphia nana

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Archaeoscyphia nana was named by Beresi and Rigby (1993). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Talacasto Gulch, which is in an Arenigian open shallow subtidal wackestone/lime mudstone in the San Juan Formation of Argentina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Archaeoscyphia nana Beresi and Rigby

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

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Archaeoscyphia nana Beresi and Rigby 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available