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Twenhofelella waldroni

Hexactinellida - Amphidiscosa - Pelicaspongiidae

Taxonomy
Twenhofelella waldroni was named by Rigby et al. (1979). It is not extant. Its type locality is Eucalyptocrinites crassus-Lyriocrinus melissa Assoc., Basal Waldron Unit 5, which is in a Wenlock deep subtidal shelf mudstone in the Waldron Shale Formation of Indiana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Twenhofelella waldroni Rigby et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderAmphidiscosaSchrammen 1924
familyPelicaspongiidaeRigby 1970
genusTwenhofelellaRigby 1974
specieswaldroni

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Twenhofelella waldroni Rigby et al. 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available