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Pyruspongiidae

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Pyruspongiidae

Taxonomy
Pyruspongiidae was named by Rigby (1971). It is not extant. Its type is Pyruspongia.

It was assigned to Brachiospongioidea by Finks et al. (2004).

Subtaxa
Pyruspongia (type genus), Wongaspongia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Pyruspongiidae Rigby
2004Pyruspongiidae Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLyssacinosa(Zittel 1877)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyBrachiospongioidea
familyPyruspongiidae
familyPyruspongiidae

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.

Fm. †Pyruspongiidae Rigby 1971
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G. †Pyruspongia Rigby 1971
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Pyruspongia camella Rigby 1971
Pyruspongia ruga Rigby 1971
G. †Wongaspongia Rigby and Webby 1988
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Wongaspongia major Rigby and Webby 1988
Wongaspongia minor Rigby and Webby 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available