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Protospongia columbiana

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae

Taxonomy
Protospongia columbiana was named by Rigby et al. (1998). It is not extant. Its type locality is C-209746 Fluke lead-zinc prospect, which is in a Wenlock marginal marine siltstone in Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Protospongia columbiana Rigby et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
orderReticulosaReid 1958
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyProtospongioideaHinde 1887
familyProtospongiidaeHinde 1887
genusProtospongiaSalter 1864
speciescolumbiana

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.

Protospongia columbiana Rigby et al. 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available