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Brachiospongia digitata

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Brachiospongiidae

Taxonomy
Scyphia digitata was named by Owen (1858). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Brachiospongia digitata by James (1887).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Scyphia digitata Owen
1887Brachiospongia digitata James

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLyssacinosa(Zittel 1877)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyBrachiospongioidea
familyBrachiospongiidaeBeecher 1889
genusBrachiospongiaMarsh 1867
speciesdigitata(Owen 1858)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available