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Hydnodictya acantha

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Hydnodictyidae

Taxonomy
Hydnodictya acantha was named by Rigby (1971). It is not extant. Its type locality is McBeth Point-Cat Head-Lynx Point, Lake Winnipeg, which is in a Maysvillian carbonate dolomite/chert in the Red River Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Hydnodictya.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Hydnodictya acantha Rigby

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
orderReticulosaReid 1958
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyDierespongioideaRigby and Gutschick 1976
familyHydnodictyidae
genusHydnodictya
speciesacantha

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.

Hydnodictya acantha Rigby 1971
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Diagnosis
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