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Australispongia compressa

Hexactinellida

Taxonomy
Australispongia compressa was named by Kozur et al. (1996). It is not extant. Its type locality is USGS Loc. 11307-CO, Horse Heaven Mountain [Windfall Fm], which is in a Tremadoc slope limestone in the Windfall Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Australispongia compressa Kozur et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
genusAustralispongia
speciescompressa

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Australispongia compressa Kozur et al. 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available