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Patellispongia australis

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Patellispongia australis was named by Rigby and Webby (1988). It is not extant. Its type locality is Coppermine Creek, Cliefden Caves, which is in an Eastonian slope/ramp reef limestone/siltstone in the Malongulli Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Patellispongia australis Rigby and Webby

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

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.

Patellispongia australis Rigby and Webby 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available