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Rugospongia viejoensis

Demospongiae - Megalithistida - Saccospongiidae

Taxonomy
Rugospongia viejoensis was named by Carrera (1996). It is not extant. Its type locality is Cerro Viejo [upper San Juan Fm], which is in a Llanvirn marine limestone in the San Juan Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Rugospongia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Rugospongia viejoensis Carrera

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderMegalithistida
RankNameAuthor
suborderMegamorinaZittel 1878
familySaccospongiidae
genusRugospongia
speciesviejoensis

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.

Rugospongia viejoensis Carrera 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available