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Multispongia aspera

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Multispongia aspera was named by Carrera (2006). It is not extant. Its type locality is Las Aguaditas, Jachal, upper San Juan Formation, which is in a Llanvirn open shallow subtidal wackestone/lime mudstone in the San Juan Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Multispongia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Multispongia aspera Carrera

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAnthaspidellidaeMiller 1889
genusMultispongia
speciesaspera

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.

Multispongia aspera Carrera 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available