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Eochaunactis radiata

Demospongiae - Megalithistida - Saccospongiidae

Taxonomy
Eochaunactis radiata was named by Rigby and Dixon (1979). It is not extant. Its type locality is Garnier Bay, Somerset Island, which is in a Ludlow reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Douro Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Eochaunactis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Eochaunactis radiata Rigby and Dixon

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderMegalithistida
RankNameAuthor
suborderMegamorinaZittel 1878
familySaccospongiidae
genusEochaunactis
speciesradiata

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.

Eochaunactis radiata Rigby and Dixon 1979
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Diagnosis
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