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Nexospongia

Demospongiae - Megalithistida - Nexospongiidae

Taxonomy
Nexospongia was named by Carrera (1996). It is not extant. Its type is Nexospongia sillaensis. It is the type genus of Nexospongiidae.

It was assigned to Nexospongiidae by Carrera (1996) and Finks et al. (2004).

Species
N. sillaensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Nexospongia Carrera
2004Nexospongia Finks et al. p. 168

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
orderMegalithistida
suborderMegamorinaZittel 1878
familyNexospongiidae
genusNexospongia

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.

G. †Nexospongia Carrera 1996
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Nexospongia sillaensis Carrera 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available