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Kalimnospongia pertusa

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Wareembaiidae

Taxonomy
Kalimnospongia pertusa 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. It is the type species of Kalimnospongia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Kalimnospongia pertusa Rigby and Webby

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyPileolitoideaFinks 1960
familyWareembaiidae
genusKalimnospongia
speciespertusa

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.

Kalimnospongia pertusa Rigby and Webby 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available