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Cyathophycus mackenziensis

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Hintzespongiidae

Taxonomy
Cyathophycus mackenziensis was named by Rigby and Chatterton (1994). It is not extant. Its type locality is Section AV2, 201 m, Avalanche Lake, which is in a Wenlock offshore mudstone in the Road River Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Cyathophycus mackenziensis Rigby and Chatterton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
orderReticulosaReid 1958
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyHintzespongioideaFinks 1983
familyHintzespongiidae
genusCyathophycusWalcott 1879
speciesmackenziensis

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Cyathophycus mackenziensis Rigby and Chatterton 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available