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Acutipuerilis spinosus

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Asthenospongiidae

Taxonomy
Acutipuerilis spinosus was named by Botting (2004). It is not extant. Its type locality is Llanfawr Quarry 2a, Llandrindod, which is in a Sandbian offshore mudstone in the Llanfawr Mudstone Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Acutipuerilis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Acutipuerilis spinosus Botting

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderReticulosaReid 1958
familyAsthenospongiidae
genusAcutipuerilis
speciesspinosus

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Acutipuerilis spinosus Botting 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available