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Pirania auraeum

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Piraniidae

Taxonomy
Pirania auraeum was named by Botting (2007). It is not extant. Its type locality is Zagora, Beni Zoli, which is in a Floian/Dapingian offshore siltstone/limestone in the Fezouata Formation of Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Pirania auraeum Botting

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyPiraniidaeLaubenfels 1955
genusPiraniaWalcott 1920
speciesauraeum

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.

Pirania auraeum Botting 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available