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Regispongia contorta

Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Wewokellidae

Taxonomy
Wewokella contorta was named by King (1943). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Regispongia contorta by Rigby (1978).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Wewokella contorta King
1978Regispongia contorta Rigby

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHeteractinidaHinde 1888
orderOctactinellidaHinde 1887
RankNameAuthor
familyWewokellidaeKing 1943
genusRegispongia
speciescontorta(King 1943)

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.

†Regispongia contorta King 1943
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available