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Rankenella hamdii

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Rankenella hamdii was named by Kruse and Zhuravlev (2008). It is not extant. Its type locality is Shahmirzad Member 2, Elburz Mountains, which is in a Mayan shallow subtidal wackestone/shale in the Mila Formation of Iran.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Rankenella hamdii Kruse and Zhuravlev

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAnthaspidellidaeMiller 1889
genusRankenellaKruse 1983
specieshamdii

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Rankenella hamdii Kruse and Zhuravlev 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available