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Vauxia gracilenta

Demospongiae - Vauxiidae

Taxonomy
Vauxia gracilenta was named by Walcott (1920). It is not extant. It is the type species of Vauxia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Vauxia gracilenta Walcott

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
familyVauxiidae
genusVauxiaWalcott 1920
speciesgracilentaWalcott 1920

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.

Vauxia gracilenta Walcott 1920
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Diagnosis
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