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Walliospongia gracilis

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Malumispongiidae

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Walliospongia gracilis Rigby and Webby

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLyssacinosa(Zittel 1877)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyBrachiospongioidea
familyMalumispongiidaeRigby 1967
genusWalliospongia
speciesgracilis

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.

Walliospongia gracilis Rigby and Webby 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available